CVE-2013-3897
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Oct 9, 2013
- Updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Jun 3, 2013
Description
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."
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
- http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
- TA13-288Athird-party-advisory
- MS13-080vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18989vdb-entrysignature
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3897government-resource
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