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CVE-2013-3918

The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows V

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Summary

Microsoft Windows operating systems that include the InformationCardSigninHelper ActiveX control are affected. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by getting a user to open a specially crafted web page in Internet Explorer, which could allow the attacker to run arbitrary code or crash the system.

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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."

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. Record last updated
  4. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 7

us-cert.gov

darkreading.com

docs.microsoft.com

fireeye.com

oval.cisecurity.org

isc.sans.edu

blogs.technet.com