Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2013-7246

DaumGame ActiveX plugin

Daum / DaumGame ActiveX plugin

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Severity
CVSS 9.3 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
11.2%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2013-7246 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Daum DaumGame ActiveX plugin. Buffer overflow in the IconCreate method in an ActiveX control in the DaumGame ActiveX plugin 1.1.0.4 and 1.1.0.5 allows remote...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Daum / DaumGame ActiveX plugin.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

DaumGame ActiveX plugin

Buffer overflow in the IconCreate method in an ActiveX control in the DaumGame ActiveX plugin 1.1.0.4 and 1.1.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string, as exploited in the wild in January 2014.

Published
30 Jan 2014
Exploitation Reported
30 Jan 2014
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
—
Privileges
None
User interaction
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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 30 Jan 2014

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2014-01-30 18:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v2.0

9.3 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

11.2%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer CWE-119

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 18:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  2. 18:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2013-7246",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.112,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}