VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2013-1347

Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 77.9%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 March 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 77.89% probability · 100th percentile
CISA KEV: Listed 3 March 2022 · due 24 March 2022
Weakness: CWE-416
Affected: microsoft/internet explorer
Source: secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1347

References

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727Broken Link
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727Broken Link
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1347US Government Resource

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.