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CVE-2013-5057

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-12-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

hxds.dll in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP1 and SP2 does not implement the ASLR protection mechanism, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted COM component on a web site that is visited with Internet Explorer, as exploited in the wild in December 2013, aka "HXDS ASLR Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2007-sp3, 2010-sp1, 2010-sp2

References

• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/12/09/ms13-106-another-aslr-bypass-is-gone.aspx
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-106
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/12/09/ms13-106-another-aslr-bypass-is-gone.aspx
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-106

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