CVE-2013-3897

HIGHCISA KEV

8.8

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."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published10/9/2013

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductInternet Explorer

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-03

Remediation Due Date2022-03-24

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:internet_explorermicrosoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2003microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_vistamicrosoft:windows_xp

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080(secure@microsoft.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18989(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18989(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3897(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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