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CVE-2013-3906

Microsoft Graphics Component Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.92451
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Threat Actors Linked

2
actorCarbanak
actorTick
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

8
microsoft excel viewerall versions
microsoft lyncall versions
microsoft officeall versions
microsoft office compatibility packall versions
microsoft powerpoint viewerall versions
microsoft word viewerall versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows vistaall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

4
remoteMicrosoft - Tagged Image File Format '.TIFF' Integer Overflow (Metasploit)verified
pocblogs.mcafee.com · mcafee-labs-detects-zero-day-exploit-targeting-microsoft-...blogs.mcafee.com
pocblogs.technet.com · cve-2013-3906-a-graphics-vulnerability-exploited-through-...blogs.technet.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 30011www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Microsoft Office Child Process - MacOS
producthighCode Executed Via Office Add-in XLL File
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Add-In
producthighPotential Persistence Via Microsoft Office Startup Folder
producthighFile With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
producthighOffice Macro File Creation From Suspicious Process
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Nov 2013 · 03:55 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

1
cisaKEV-CVE-2013-3906
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2896666PatchVendor Advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-096PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3906US Government Resource
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