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CVE-2013-3897

HIGH CISA KEV

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."

Published: Oct 9, 2013 Modified: Apr 22, 2026
CWE-416 CWE-416

CVSS Metrics

CVSSv3
Attack Vector: NETWORK Attack Complexity: LOW Privileges Required: NONE User Interaction: REQUIRED Scope: UNCHANGED Confidentiality Impact: HIGH Integrity Impact: HIGH Availability Impact: HIGH

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

Affected Products (6)

Vendor Product Version
microsoft internet_explorer 6
microsoft internet_explorer 7
microsoft internet_explorer 8
microsoft internet_explorer 9
microsoft internet_explorer 10
microsoft internet_explorer 11

Risk Scores

CVSS Score 8.8 / 10
EPSS Score 77.46%

Top 1% most likely to be exploited

Threat Score 88.4 / 100

CISA Known Exploited

Date Added: 2022-03-03
Due Date: 2022-03-24
Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Data Sources

NVD CISA KEV EPSS