Vulnerability Report

CVE-2013-3940

Title: Microsoft Windows 8.1 RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2013-3940.

CWE Category CWE-190

Published Date Nov 13, 2013

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 9.3 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

34.45%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2013-3940: Integer overflow in the Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft 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 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows RT Gold and 8.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted image in a Windows Write (.wri) document, which is not properly handled in WordPad, aka "Graphics Device Interface Integer Overflow Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

microsoft 10

Reference Links

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-089 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18722 http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-317A https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-089 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18722

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

9.3

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2013-3940 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

November 13, 2013 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.