CVE-2013-3897

critical-risk
Published 2013-10-09

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."

Do I need to act?

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88.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 12% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (9)

Broken Link http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnera...
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-08...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
Broken Link http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnera...
Third Party Advisory http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A
Patch https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-08...
Broken Link https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3...
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-...
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critical-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 13/34 · Low