CVE-2013-3918 - Microsoft Windows

Overview

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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."

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CISA KEVHIGH

CVE ID: CVE-2013-3918
Vendor/project: Microsoft
Product: Windows
Vulnerability name: Microsoft Windows Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-10-06
Due date: 2025-10-27
Known ransomware campaign use: Unknown
CVSS v3: 8.8

Exploit context

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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."

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NVD CVE pagehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3918 CVE API docshttps://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities Data feedshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feeds Cataloghttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Data repositoryhttps://github.com/cisagov/kev-data af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/