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CVE-2013-3129
published 2013-07-10

CVE-2013-3129: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20513.0; win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers, and GDI+, DirectWrite, and…

PriorityP354high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
32.38%
98.1th percentile
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20513.0; win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers, and GDI+, DirectWrite, and Journal, in 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 Server 2012, and Windows RT; GDI+ in Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1; GDI+ in Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; and GDI+ in Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType Font (TTF) file, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Affected

17 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
microsoftlync
microsoftlync
microsoftlync_basic
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftnet_framework
microsoftoffice
microsoftoffice
microsoftoffice
microsoftsilverlight
microsoftsilverlight
microsoftsilverlight
microsoftsilverlight
microsoftsilverlight
microsoftvisual_studio_net

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

snort
SIDs: 27126-27139, 27147-27154, 27156-27157
  • CVE-2013-3129 is triggered by a maliciously crafted TrueType Font (TTF) file; detect delivery via documents or web content embedding TTF files targeting Windows GDI+, DirectWrite, win32k.sys, .NET Framework, and Silverlight.
  • The vulnerability can be exploited by having a user visit a web page containing malicious TrueType content — monitor HTTP responses delivering TTF/font data to unpatched Windows systems.
  • CVE-2013-3129 is addressed across three separate Microsoft bulletins (MS13-052, MS13-053, MS13-054); ensure all three patches are applied — missing any one leaves the attack surface open via .NET/Silverlight, win32k.sys kernel, or GDI+ respectively.
  • ·CVE-2013-3129 spans three separate bulletins (MS13-052, MS13-053, MS13-054) covering different components (.NET/Silverlight, Windows Kernel/win32k.sys, GDI+); detection and patching must address all three attack surfaces independently.
  • ·The Talos Snort SID ranges (27126-27139, 27147-27154, 27156-27157) cover multiple CVEs from the July 2013 Update Tuesday batch, not exclusively CVE-2013-3129; validate individual SID coverage before relying on them for this specific CVE.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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