CVE-2013-3918

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."

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

73.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2025-10-06

Published

2013-11-12

Updated

2025-10-22

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms13_090_cardspa…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29857

Security advisories

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-090
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/blog/2013/11/technical-details-of-the-targeted-attac…
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/11/11/activex-control-issue-being-addressed-…
• http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/2013/11/new-ie-zero-day-found-in-watering-hole-atta…
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A
• https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/16985
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry