CVE-2013-3158 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Excel 2003 SP3 and 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2013-09-11

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 18.8% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2003:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.18778.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-253A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-073
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18984

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Excel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2013-09-11T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:00:10.077Z

Reserved: 2013-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-3158

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-11T14:03:48.107

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:54:37.227

Link: CVE-2013-3158

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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