2013-02-12 This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Microsoft implementation of Vector Markup Language (VML). The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin:
VML Memory Corruption Vulnerability
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer handles objects in memory. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by constructing a specially crafted webpage. When a user views the webpage, the vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user.
CVE-2013-0030

Bulletin details at Microsoft.com

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The Vector Markup Language (VML) implementation in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 does not properly allocate buffers, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "VML Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Max CVSS
9.3
EPSS Score
78.32%
Published
2013-02-13
Updated
2023-12-07
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