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High severity · published Oct 9, 2013
CVE-2013-3897
Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
77.3%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)77.3% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 3, 2022
Federal remediation dueMar 24, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IE
Internet Explorer · Microsoft
6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11 · source: NVD, KEV
Affected product
IE
Internet Explorer
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3897
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
third-party-advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A
vendor-advisory
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080
vdb-entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18989
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