CVE-2013-6791
What it is
Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) before 4.0 uses predictable addresses for hooked functions, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to defeat the ASLR protection mechanism via a return-oriented programming (ROP) attack.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 4.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-200 · Information exposure
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit ≤ 3.0
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2013-6791.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2013-6791. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/06/17/emet-4-0-now-available-for-download.aspx
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/06/17/emet-4-0-now-available-for-download.aspx
References
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/06/17/emet-4-0-now-available-for-download.aspx
- http://en.nsfocus.com/advisories/1301.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029411
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/06/17/emet-4-0-now-available-for-download.aspx
- http://en.nsfocus.com/advisories/1301.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029411