GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by an image in a Word document, and exploited in the wild in October and November 2013.
CVE-2013-3906
Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-02-15), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.
- Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.8
- EG Score
- 9.0(high)
- EG Risk
- 96(Act)EG Risk 96/100SSVC: Act
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity90% × 45%Exploitation100% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact. - EPSS
- 99.7%
- KEV
- ⚠ Exploited
Published
November 6, 2013
Last Modified
April 22, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated May 19, 2026Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-096 - Critical | Microsoft Learn
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-096Microsoft - Tagged Image File Format '.TIFF' Integer Overflow (Metasploit) - Windows remote Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30011Archived MSDN and TechNet Blogs | Microsoft Learn
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/11/05/cve-2013-3906-a-graphics-vulnerability-exploited-through-word-documents.aspxWeakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-30011✓ verifiedFirst seen Dec 3, 2013
Microsoft - Tagged Image File Format '.TIFF' Integer Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/fileformat/mswin_tiff_overflow✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 5, 2013
MS13-096 Microsoft Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) Integer Overflow
Open source ↗
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