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CVE-2013-3918

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."

CVSS 8.8 · HighBuzz score 56.8KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 56.8

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 20.8 · diversity 11.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
20.8
7 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
11.0
5 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
7 source links · newest first
  • U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Oracle, Mozilla, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft IE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Oracle, Linux Kernel, Mozilla, Microsoft Windows, and Microsoft IE flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: This […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comOct 7, 2025, 6:59 AM
  • Experts at Kaspersky Lab revealed that the capabilities of the Equation Group Surpass anything known in terms of sophistication of hacking techniques. Security experts at Kaspersky revealed the existence of a hacking group operating since 2001 that targeted practically every industry with sophisticated zero-day malware. According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, this group, dubbed […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 17, 2015, 11:11 AM
  • Why do we need for Incident Response plan?Security Affairs

    Due to the constant growth in the number of cyber attacks it is necessary to properly define the actions composing an incident response plan. FireEye firm published an interesting post on the need of incident response (IR) capabilities to reply numerous cyber attacks that daily hit almost any web service. Starting from the data proposed […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comNov 26, 2013, 7:58 PM
  • Microsoft swatted a recently-discovered, zero-day bug being used in a watering hole attack as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday update.

    newswww.securityweek.comNov 12, 2013, 9:50 PM
  • Microsoft delivers eight security bulletinsHelp Net Security

    The November Patch Tuesday advisories are out, and across the board mixed feelings own the day. Relief and frustration must be present for Windows and Security administrators alike. Relief because for the first time in a few months, this is a relatively straightforward Patch Tuesday, with fixes for most Windows versions, the ever-present IE roll up patch (MS13-088), and some Office components, but nothing esoteric or difficult to patch. No SharePoint plugins, no complicated .NET … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comNov 12, 2013, 2:31 PM
  • On Monday, Microsoft promised a patch for the Zero-Day flaw in Internet Explorer disclosed by researchers at FireEye last Friday, which is being used to deliver diskless malware. As it turns out, FireEye disclosed a rare vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Rare as in Microsoft already knew about it, and was planning to patch it. However, […]

    newswww.csoonline.comNov 12, 2013, 12:18 AM
  • Microsoft 0-Days: An Explanation and Safety TipsMalwarebytes Labs

    [Update]: Microsoft has announced it will issue a patch for the newly discovered IE zero day tomorrow as part of the…

    newswww.malwarebytes.comNov 10, 2013, 5:00 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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