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CVE-2013-7331

CVE-2013-7331MEDIUM

n/a n/a — Microsoft Internet Explorer

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  L  N  L    6.5   .5021   98.9   YES

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

TIMELINE
  Feb 25  Reserved by mitre
  Feb 26  Published (CNA: mitre)
  May 25  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-15

CWE-209 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · KEV due June 15, 2022

Description

The Microsoft.XMLDOM ActiveX control in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the existence of local pathnames, UNC share pathnames, intranet hostnames, and intranet IP addresses by examining error codes, as demonstrated by a res:// URL, and exploited in the wild in February 2014.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
February 25, 2014	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
February 26, 2014	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
May 25, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-15

Affected

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

Weaknesses

CWE-209

References (6)

http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html [x_refsource_MISC]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/539289 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030818 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-052 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS]
https://soroush.secproject.com/blog/2013/04/microsoft-xmldom-in-ie-can-divulge-information-of-local-drivenetwork-in-error-messages/ [x_refsource_MISC]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-7331 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2013-7331 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-209

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