CVE-2013-3181 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

usp10.dll in the Unicode Scripts Processor in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3 and Windows Server 2003 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenType font, aka "Uniscribe Font Parsing Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2013-08-14

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 44.5% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2003::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::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 0.44472.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-225A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-060
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17442

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2013-08-14T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:00:09.947Z

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

Link: CVE-2013-3181

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-08-14T11:10:36.230

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-3181

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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