CVE-2013-1296 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Remote Desktop ActiveX control in mstscax.dll in Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client 6.1 and 7.0 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page that triggers access to a deleted object, and allows remote RDP servers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger access to a deleted object, aka "RDP ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Published: 2013-04-09

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 20.7% 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:remote_desktop_connection:7.0:::::::*

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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 0.20661.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-100A
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-029
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16598

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2013-04-09T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:57:04.635Z

Reserved: 2013-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1296

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-04-09T22:55:01.203

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:51:10.460

Link: CVE-2013-1296

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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