Signature Detail

HTTP: Microsoft InformationCardSigninHelper Unsafe ActiveX Control

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Microsoft InformationCardSigninHelper. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

The InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control in icardie.dll in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted web page that is accessed by Internet Explorer, as exploited in the wild in November 2013, aka "InformationCardSigninHelper Vulnerability."

Affected Products

• microsoft internet_explorer 10
• microsoft internet_explorer 7
• microsoft internet_explorer 8
• microsoft internet_explorer 9
• microsoft windows_7 (sp1:x64)
• microsoft windows_7 (sp1:x86)
• microsoft windows_8 - (-:x64)
• microsoft windows_8 - (-:x86)
• microsoft windows_8.1 - (-:~-~-~-~x64~)
• microsoft windows_8.1 - (-:~-~-~-~x86~)
• microsoft windows_rt -
• microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
• microsoft windows_server_2003 (sp2:itanium)
• microsoft windows_server_2003 (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 (sp1:itanium)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 (sp1:x64)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 (sp2:itanium)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_server_2008 (sp2:x86)
• microsoft windows_server_2012 -
• microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 (-:~-~datacenter~~~)
• microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 (-:~-~essentials~~~)
• microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 (-:~-~standard~~~)
• microsoft windows_vista (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_xp (sp2)
• microsoft windows_xp - (sp2:x64)
• microsoft windows_xp (sp3)

References

• BugTraq: 63631
• CVE: CVE-2013-3918