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CVE-2013-3897Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CDisplayPointer class in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted JavaScript code that uses the onpropertychange event handler, as exploited in the wild in September and October 2013, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
8.8 HIGHEPSS 77.31%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed
Overview
Severity
| Score | Severity | Version | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | HIGH | 3.1NVD | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 9.3 | HIGH | 2.0NVD | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
CISA required action
⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Mar 24, 2022
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Details
- CVE ID
- CVE-2013-3897
- Status
- Analyzed
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
- Published
- Oct 9, 2013
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16 23:55 UTC
Affected Products
From NVD CPE configurations.
microsoftinternet explorer6 version ranges
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
References
- blogs.technet.com http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
- us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A
- docs.microsoft.com https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080
- oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18989
- cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3897