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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-3894

Microsoft Windows Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Published Feb 1, 2015 · catalog updated Feb 1, 2015 · Microsoft Windows

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
43.1%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Microsoft Windows

The kernel-mode drivers 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 Server 2012, and Windows RT allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CMAP table in a TrueType font (TTF) file, aka "TrueType Font CMAP Table Vulnerability."

Technical analysis

Mechanism and impact are interpreted from ingested advisories — not independent exploit research.

  • CWE classification

    No CWE identifiers stored yet.

  • Prerequisites and impact

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

How to fix CVE-2013-3894

What to do

Three reads of the same public record: the decision, the versions on file, and the signals. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch. This page does not publish exploit steps.

Executive

Treat this as an active risk. CVE-2013-3894 is a unscored issue in Microsoft Windows (Unscored severity). CISA lists it as known exploited since Feb 1, 2015. Next step: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

System administrator

Check whether Microsoft Windows is installed. Ranges on record: Microsoft Windows. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Security analyst

Unscored severity. EPSS 43.1%. CISA lists it as known exploited since Feb 1, 2015. Weaknesses: not classified. Sources: cve_org, epss, vulncheck_kev. Exploit links, when listed below, point at the original publisher.

Related intelligence

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Feb 1, 2015. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 1, 2015 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The kernel-mode drivers 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 Server 2012, and Windows RT allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CMAP table in a TrueType font (TTF) file, aka "TrueType Font CMAP Table Vulnerability."

  2. Feb 1, 2015 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected versions

Enter an installed version to get a verified affected / not-affected result against the ranges below.

  • vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-3894

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-3894

    30-day exploitation probability 43.1%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-3894

    The kernel-mode drivers 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 Server 2012, and Windows RT allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CMAP table in

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.