Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly perform auto-selection of the Shift JIS encoding, which allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted web site that triggers cross-domain scrolling events, aka "Shift JIS Character Encoding Vulnerability."
Published Feb 13, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 15.85%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 9 does not properly perform auto-selection of the Shift JIS encoding, which allows remote attackers to read content from a different (1) domain or (2) zone via a crafted web site that triggers cross-domain scrolling events, aka "Shift JIS Character Encoding Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 15.85% (0.15853) | 96.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.85% (0.15853) | 96.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.68% (0.12679) | 93.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.11% (0.20105) | 92.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.90% (0.12896) | 93.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2025 | 13.66% (0.13664) | 95.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 8.48% (0.08480) | 94.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | 17.84% (0.17841) | 96.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 38.34% (0.38337) | 97.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 48.70% (0.48697) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 50.38% (0.50384) | 97.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2024 | 43.33% (0.43331) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 42.75% (0.42755) | 96.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 1, 2023 | 38.06% (0.38057) | 96.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 34.66% (0.34661) | 96.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 48.80% (0.48805) | 96.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 36.83% (0.36827) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 97.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.80% (0.29797) | 96.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-009 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16371 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-043B.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-009 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16371 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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