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The Remote Desktop ActiveX control in mstscax.dll in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 and 7.0 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers access to a deleted object, and allows remote RDP servers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger access to a deleted object, aka "RDP ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Published Apr 9, 2013

Description

The Remote Desktop ActiveX control in mstscax.dll in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 and 7.0 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers access to a deleted object, and allows remote RDP servers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger access to a deleted object, aka "RDP ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

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Remediation

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Metrics

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References (3)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Apr 9, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2013
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a