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CVE-2013-3918

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

Description

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."

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

Published11/12/2013

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWindows

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2025-10-06

Remediation Due Date2025-10-27

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rtmicrosoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787CWE-787

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090(secure@microsoft.com)

https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985(secure@microsoft.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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