CVE-2013-3918

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  3. CVE-2013-3918
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."

8.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx Third Party Advisory
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ Broken Link
http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 Third Party Advisory Broken Link
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx Third Party Advisory
http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ Broken Link
http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 Third Party Advisory Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 US Government Resource
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:professional:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

22 Apr 2026, 16:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 - Third Party Advisory () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 - Third Party Advisory, Broken Link
References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 - US Government Resource
References () https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/ - () https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/ - Vendor Advisory
CWE CWE-119
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 -

21 Oct 2025, 20:16

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:16

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 -

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CWE CWE-787
CVSS v2 : 9.3
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 9.3
v3 : 8.8
References
  • () https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/ -

21 Nov 2024, 01:54

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx - Third Party Advisory () http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ - Broken Link () http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ - Broken Link
References () http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html - Third Party Advisory () http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource () http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
References () https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 - Third Party Advisory () https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 - Third Party Advisory () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 - Third Party Advisory
Information

Published : 2013-11-12 14:35

Updated : 2026-04-22 16:41

NVD link : CVE-2013-3918

Mitre link : CVE-2013-3918

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-3918

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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows_server_2012
  • windows_8.1
  • windows_server_2008
  • windows_xp
  • windows_7
  • windows_8
  • windows_server_2003
  • windows_vista
  • windows_rt
  • windows_rt_8.1
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write