9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2013-3870
Microsoft Outlook Double Free S/MIME Certificate Vulnerability
Description

Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by including many nested S/MIME certificates in an e-mail message, aka "Message Certificate Vulnerability."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 11, 2013, 2:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:54 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-3870 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Microsoft outlook
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-3870.

URL Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/assessing-risk-for-the-september-2013-security-updates.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/ms13-068-a-difficult-to-exploit-double-free-in-outlook.aspx Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-068
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18857
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/assessing-risk-for-the-september-2013-security-updates.aspx Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/ms13-068-a-difficult-to-exploit-double-free-in-outlook.aspx Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-068
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18857

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-3870 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-3870 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS13-068 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-068 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18857 [Not Applicable]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18857 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/assessing-risk-for-the-september-2013-security-updates.aspx No Types Assigned http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/assessing-risk-for-the-september-2013-security-updates.aspx Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/ms13-068-a-difficult-to-exploit-double-free-in-outlook.aspx Exploit http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/ms13-068-a-difficult-to-exploit-double-free-in-outlook.aspx Vendor Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18857 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18857 Not Applicable
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp2:*:*:*:x64:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp2:*:*:*:x86:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp1:*:*:*:x64:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp1:*:*:*:x86:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp2:*:*:*:x86:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2010:sp1:*:*:*:x86:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2013

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-3870 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-3870 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

95.22 }} 0.04%

score

0.99339

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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