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CVE-2013-1347

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
January 12, 2013
Published Date
May 05, 2013
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Internet Explorer 8
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.
Tags
cisa metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

8.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

9.3

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294 http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727 http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ie_cgenericelement_uaf.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:31 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

ie_cgenericelement_uaf

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2013-1347

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit