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CVE-2013-1331

CVE-2013-1331HIGH

n/a n/a — Microsoft Office

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .7982   99.6   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Jan 12  Reserved by microsoft
  Jun 12  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Jun 8   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-22

CWE-120 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · KEV due June 22, 2022

Description

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 12, 2013	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
June 12, 2013	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
June 8, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-22

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-120

References (5)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-168A [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-051 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16713 [vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16732 [vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1331 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2013-1331 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-120

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