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ID:1627 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2013-3906
ID:1627 - Exploit for Memory corruption in Microsoft products - CVE-2013-3906
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4356
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-3906
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Windows Server
Windows
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Lync
Microsoft Excel
Windows Server
Windows
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Lync
Microsoft Excel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious images. A remote attacker can create specially crafted TIFF image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious images. A remote attacker can create specially crafted TIFF image file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.