High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-3897
CVE-2013-3897
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."
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 6-11
Patches
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References
5- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspxnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288AnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18989nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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