CVE-2013-2551
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.739 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSadded 2022-03-28remediate by 2022-04-18
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013, aka "Internet Explorer Use After Free Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1308 and CVE-2013-1309.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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affected products (6)
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also known as (3)
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references (17)
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- http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157cnnvd
- http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617cnnvd
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320cnnvd
- http://www.microsoft.comPatchcnnvd
- http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157enisa_euvd
- http://twitter.com/VUPEN/statuses/309479075385327617enisa_euvd
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/309452625173176320enisa_euvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134Aenisa_euvd
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