CVE-2013-1347
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · Use-after-free · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
8.8CVSS HIGH exploited
Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-03-03. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-03-24.
Summary
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)78%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140Patch
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038Patch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134AAdvisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294Advisory