CVE-2013-1347

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2013 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorInternet ExplorerWindows Server 2008Windows 7

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 78%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score77.7%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 77.7% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

This vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user within Internet Explorer.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 3, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 24, 2022
1679 days overdue

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2003 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment) · microsoft-windows-xp (environment)
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140
Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1347

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416

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