Actively exploited · Published Nov 6, 2013 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2013-3906
High 7.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in Graphics Component from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on February 15, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 84.9% (higher than 99.7% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Aug 15, 2022.
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- MS13-096 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS
- 30011 exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2896666 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/11/05/cve-2013-3906-a-graphics-vulnerability-exploited-through-word-documents.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mcafee-labs-detects-zero-day-exploit-targeting-microsoft-office-2 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3906 government-resource