CVE-2013-2551

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1308 and CVE-2013-1309.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published3/11/2013

Last Modified4/21/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductInternet Explorer

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-28

Remediation Due Date2022-04-18

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_rtmicrosoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157(cve@mitre.org)

http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617(cve@mitre.org)

http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A(cve@mitre.org)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037(cve@mitre.org)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16317(cve@mitre.org)

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16317(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2551(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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