HIGH
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by including many nested S/MIME certificates in an e-mail message, aka "Message Certificate Vulnerability."
Published Sep 11, 2013
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 18.64%
Description
Double free vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP1 and SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by including many nested S/MIME certificates in an e-mail message, aka "Message Certificate Vulnerability."
Affected products
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
18.64% 0.18642
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.18642
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 18.64% (0.18642) | 97.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.64% (0.18642) | 96.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 36.72% (0.36716) | 96.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 32.24% (0.32243) | 96.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.73% (0.28735) | 94.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 32.24% (0.32243) | 96.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.70% (0.95700) | 99.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2024 | 95.23% (0.95225) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 95.18% (0.95181) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 95.99% (0.95990) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 95.75% (0.95751) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 96.05% (0.96048) | 99.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 96.48% (0.96484) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2023 | 96.53% (0.96531) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 96.31% (0.96313) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.60% (0.96600) | 99.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 60.98% (0.60981) | 98.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 60.98% (0.60981) | 98.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/assessing-risk-for-the-september-2013-security-updates.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/ms13-068-a-difficult-to-exploit-double-free-in-outlook.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-068 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18857 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/assessing-risk-for-the-september-2013-security-updates.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/10/ms13-068-a-difficult-to-exploit-double-free-in-outlook.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-068 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18857 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Sep 11, 2013
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 3, 2013
Link CVE-2013-3870
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a