FKIE_CVE-2013-2551

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-03-11 10:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:53
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1308 and CVE-2013-1309.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320Not Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16317Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320Not Applicable
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16317Broken Link
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2551US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 6
microsoft windows_server_2003 -
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft internet_explorer 7
microsoft windows_server_2003 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_vista -
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft internet_explorer 8
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_server_2003 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_vista -
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft windows_xp -
microsoft internet_explorer 9
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_vista -
microsoft internet_explorer 10
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_8 -
microsoft windows_rt -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
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