CVE-2013-3893
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Sep 18, 2013
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Jun 3, 2013
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetMouseCapture implementation in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript strings, as demonstrated by use of an ms-help: URL that triggers loading of hxds.dll.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- JVNDB-2013-000093third-party-advisory
- JVN#27443259third-party-advisory
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
- 62453vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18665vdb-entrysignature
- TA13-288Athird-party-advisory
- http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505
- MS13-080vendor-advisory
- http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspx
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162585/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-SetMouseCapture-Use-After-Free.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3893government-resource
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