CVE-2013-0029 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9, as well as several Windows operating systems. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to a malicious website that triggers access to a deallocated object. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.