{"id":"CVE-2013-3918","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"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","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.\"","publishedAt":"2013-11-12T01:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2025-10-22T00:05:40.129Z","severity":{"score":8.8,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"microsoft","products":["n/a n/a"],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":["http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A","http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090","http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html","https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089","https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985","http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx","https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/","https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918"],"weaknesses":["CWE-787"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:40:46.667Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2013/3xxx/CVE-2013-3918.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2013-3918","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2013-11-12T01:00:00.000Z","dateUpdated":"2025-10-22T00:05:40.129Z","assignerShortName":"microsoft","assignerOrgId":"f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8","dateReserved":"2013-06-03T00:00:00.000Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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.\""}],"affected":[{"vendor":"n/a","product":"n/a","versions":[{"version":"n/a","status":"affected"}]}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A","name":"TA13-317A","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_CERT"]},{"url":"http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090","name":"MS13-090","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MS"]},{"url":"http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089","name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19089","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL"]},{"url":"https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"]},{"url":"http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"description":"n/a","lang":"en","type":"text"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"microsoft","dateUpdated":"2018-10-12T19:57:01.000Z","orgId":"f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8"},"datePublic":"2013-11-08T00:00:00.000Z","x_legacyV4Record":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"secure@microsoft.com","ID":"CVE-2013-3918","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"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.\""}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"TA13-317A","refsource":"CERT","url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A"},{"name":"http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/"},{"name":"MS13-090","refsource":"MS","url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090"},{"name":"http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html","refsource":"MISC","url":"http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html"},{"name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19089","refsource":"OVAL","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089"},{"name":"https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985"},{"name":"http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx","refsource":"CONFIRM","url":"http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx"}]}}},"adp":[{"title":"CVE Program Container","references":[{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A","name":"TA13-317A","tags":["third-party-advisory","x_refsource_CERT","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090","name":"MS13-090","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_MS","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089","name":"oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19089","tags":["vdb-entry","signature","x_refsource_OVAL","x_transferred"]},{"url":"https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred"]},{"url":"http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred"]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CVE","orgId":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108","dateUpdated":"2024-08-06T16:22:01.629Z"}},{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","references":[{"url":"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/","tags":["vendor-advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918","tags":["government-resource"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":8.8,"attackVector":"NETWORK","baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","integrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","attackComplexity":"LOW","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"id":"CVE-2013-3918","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"Exploitation":"active"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2025-10-04T03:55:30.388596Z"}}},{"other":{"type":"kev","content":{"dateAdded":"2025-10-06","reference":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918"}}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-787","lang":"en","type":"CWE","description":"CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-10-22T00:05:40.129Z"},"timeline":[{"time":"2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z","lang":"en","value":"CVE-2013-3918 added to CISA KEV"}]}]}}}