# CVE-2013-3880: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass App Container restrictions to read sensitive data from other containers via a Trojan horse application.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Oct 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7pvm-4h6q-838w

## What is CVE-2013-3880?

CVE-2013-3880 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, published on 9 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The App Container feature in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information from a different container via a Trojan horse application, aka "App Container Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3880?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Rt, Microsoft Windows Server 2012.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3880?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3880 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3880 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3880 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 8

- [CVE-2013-2558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2558/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-3898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3898/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2014-0254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0254/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-1305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1305/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-2362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2362/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3880 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3880 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 8, published on 9 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3880 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 8. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3880/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3880/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3880
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3880
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3880

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