CVE-2013-3163
Published on July 10, 2013
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3144 and CVE-2013-3151.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code or cause a denial of service via a crafted website.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 20, 2023: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2013-3163 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2013-3163 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.