Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013
Published May 5, 2013 ·Due Mar 24, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 77.74%
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
Affected products
No data.
- 8
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 24, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 77.74% (0.77740) | 99.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 77.89% (0.77889) | 99.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 10, 2026 | 88.04% (0.88041) | 99.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 86.92% (0.86916) | 99.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 87.99% (0.87993) | 99.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 89.59% (0.89586) | 99.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 88.41% (0.88409) | 99.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 89.59% (0.89591) | 99.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 88.41% (0.88415) | 99.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.39% (0.97392) | 99.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 97.40% (0.97402) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97299) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 97.32% (0.97325) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 97.35% (0.97354) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 97.35% (0.97346) | 99.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2023 | 97.36% (0.97362) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 97.37% (0.97373) | 99.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.43% (0.97426) | 99.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 91.74% (0.91736) | 99.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.74% (0.91736) | 99.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1347 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1347 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
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