Vulnerability details

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."

• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
• http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ x_refsource_MISC
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
• http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html x_refsource_MISC
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 x_refsource_MISC
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRM
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/ vendor-advisory
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 government-resource