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CVE-2013-2551

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.

Published

2013-03-11T10:55:01.070

Last Modified

2025-10-22T01:15:49.670

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416
Type: Secondary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	6	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	7	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	8	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2003	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_xp	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	9	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_vista	-	No
Application	microsoft	internet_explorer	10	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_rt	-	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	No
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	-	No

References

http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320 Not Applicable ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16317 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320 Not Applicable (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-037 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16317 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2551 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)