fkie_cve-2013-3918
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2013-11-12 14:35
Modified
2025-10-22 01:15
Severity ?
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted web page that is accessed by Internet Explorer, as exploited in the wild in November 2013, aka "InformationCardSigninHelper Vulnerability."
References
secure@microsoft.comhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspxThird Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/Broken Link
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.htmlThird Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
secure@microsoft.comhttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985Third Party Advisory
secure@microsoft.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspxThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089Third Party Advisory
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_7 *
microsoft windows_8 -
microsoft windows_8.1 -
microsoft windows_rt -
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
microsoft windows_server_2003 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2008 sp2
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_vista -
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft windows_xp -


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  "cisaExploitAdd": "2025-10-06",
  "cisaRequiredAction": "Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.",
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