The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted web page that is accessed by Internet Explorer, as exploited in the wild in November 2013, aka "InformationCardSigninHelper Vulnerability."
Published Nov 12, 2013 ·Due Oct 27, 2025
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 73.69%
Description
The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted web page that is accessed by Internet Explorer, as exploited in the wild in November 2013, aka "InformationCardSigninHelper Vulnerability."
Affected products
No data.
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- r2
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- sp2
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- r2
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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
Oct 6, 2025
Patch Due
Oct 27, 2025
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 73.69% (0.73693) | 99.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 73.69% (0.73693) | 99.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 88.47% (0.88465) | 99.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 87.06% (0.87059) | 99.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 29, 2025 | 88.50% (0.88496) | 99.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 87.06% (0.87059) | 99.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 88.50% (0.88496) | 99.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 87.06% (0.87059) | 99.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 88.32% (0.88317) | 99.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 3, 2025 | 86.41% (0.86406) | 99.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 84.85% (0.84852) | 99.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.62% (0.96620) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2024 | 96.33% (0.96329) | 99.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 96.26% (0.96257) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 96.38% (0.96382) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 96.55% (0.96554) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 24, 2023 | 96.61% (0.96609) | 99.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 96.62% (0.96624) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 96.61% (0.96607) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.32% (0.96322) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 88.41% (0.88408) | 99.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 88.41% (0.88408) | 99.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-in-update-tuesday.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/new-ie-vulnerability-found-in-the-wild-s/240163814/ x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-attack.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19089 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3918 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attack-using-ie-vulnerability-cve-2013-3918/ vendor-advisoryVendor Advisory
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