CVE-2013-1331 : Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remo

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3 and Office 2011 for Mac allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted PNG data in an Office document, leading to improper memory allocation, aka "Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Published 2013-06-12 03:29:57

Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22

Source Microsoft Corporation

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2013-1331

Microsoft » Office » Version: 2003 Update SP3
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Microsoft » Office » Version: 2011 For Macos
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Matching versions

CVE-2013-1331 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:

Microsoft Office Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA required action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA description:

Microsoft Office contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code via crafted PNG data in an Office document.

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1331

Added on 2022-06-08 Action due date 2022-06-22

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1331

EPSS FAQ

87.75%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 99 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-1331

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
9.3	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	8.6	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	2025-02-10
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST	2024-12-20
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2013-1331

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

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.
Assigned by:
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-1331

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-051

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-051 - Important | Microsoft Docs
Patch;Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-168A

Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | CISA
Third Party Advisory;US Government Resource

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