CVE-2013-0079

Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Visio file that triggers incorrect memory allocation, aka "Visio Viewer Tree Object Type Confusion Vulnerability."

Published: 2013-03-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-0079 is rated High Risk (66.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 59.51%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0079

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 69.74% 59.51% -10.23%
2 2025-03-29 59.51% 69.74% +10.23%
3 2025-03-17 59.51%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0079

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0079

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0079

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office_filter_pack 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_filter_pack:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_filter_pack 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_filter_pack:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio_viewer 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft visio_viewer 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visio_viewer:2010:sp1:x86:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0079

cvelogic Threat Intelligence