CVE-2013-1296 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious web page or RDP server exploiting a use-after-free flaw in the Remote Desktop ActiveX control.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-1296?
CVE-2013-1296 is a critical use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1296?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2013-1296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gmj-vwpf-4ch9.