CVE-2013-3906

Microsoft Graphics Component Memory Corruption Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 15 Feb 2022
  • A public exploit reference is listed

Description

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by an image in a Word document, and exploited in the wild in October and November 2013.

Key facts

Published
6 Nov 2013
Last changed
22 Oct 2025
Assigned by
microsoft
KEV added
15 Feb 2022
KEV fix due
15 Aug 2022
EPSS
84.853% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.716% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2013 Published
  2. 15 Feb 2022 CVE-2013-3906 added to CISA KEV
  3. 15 Feb 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References