CVE-2013-3906 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 84.9% (pctl 100)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-08-15.
Description
GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by an image in a Word document, and exploited in the wild in October and November 2013.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 84.85% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-08-15 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-11-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Graphics Component Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-02-15 |
| Due | 2022-08-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Graphics Component |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | excel viewer |
| microsoft | lync |
| microsoft | office |
| microsoft | office compatibility pack |
| microsoft | powerpoint viewer |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
| microsoft | word viewer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft - Tagged Image File Format '.TIFF' Integer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2013-12-03 |
References
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mcafee-labs-detects-zero-day-exploit-targeting-microsoft-office-2
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/11/05/cve-2013-3906-a-graphics-vulnerability-exploited-through-word-documents.aspx
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2896666
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30011
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-096
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mcafee-labs-detects-zero-day-exploit-targeting-microsoft-office-2
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/11/05/cve-2013-3906-a-graphics-vulnerability-exploited-through-word-documents.aspx
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2896666
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30011
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-096
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3906
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