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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8 (HIGH) Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — exploit probability

77% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026

CWE

CWE-416

Affected products

microsoft: internet explorer; microsoft: windows server 2003; microsoft: windows xp; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows vista; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1

References

• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulner… Broken LinkVendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-0… PatchVendor Advisory
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulner… Broken LinkVendor Advisory
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-0… PatchVendor Advisory
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%… Broken Link
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%… Broken Link
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013… US Government Resource