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CVE-2013-3897

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 8.8 · HighBuzz score 50.9KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 50.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
17.9
5 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
5 source links · newest first
  • The evolutions of APT28 attacksSecurity Affairs

    Analyzing how tactics, techniques and procedures of the Russia-linked APT28 cyberespionage group evolve over the time. APT28 is a well known Russian cyber espionage group attributed, with a medium level of confidence, to Russian military intelligence agency GRU (by CrowdStrike). It is also known as Sofacy Group (by Kaspersky) or STRONTIUM (by Microsoft) and it’s used to target Aereospace, Defence, Governmente Agencies, International […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comDec 5, 2019, 6:41 AM
  • New research from FireEye shows that the Asia-Pacific region was twice as likely to be targeted by advanced persistent threats during 2013 than the rest of the world.

    newswww.securityweek.comJan 15, 2014, 10:42 PM
  • Security researchers say a previously undisclosed Internet Explorer zero-day patched by Microsoft this week has been actively used in targeted attacks since at least September.

    newswww.securityweek.comOct 10, 2013, 7:48 PM
  • With this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered the patch for the infamous Internet Explorer zero-day (CVE-2013-3893) that has been spotted being used in attacks that date as back as three or four months ago and have been tied to the Chinese hacking group that hit Bit9 earlier this year. What has received a little less attention is that a patch for another IE zero-day actively exploited in the wild has been released simultaneously: CVE-2013-3897. … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comOct 10, 2013, 9:33 AM
  • Microsoft exceedes 100 bulletins for 2013Help Net Security

    It’s been an interesting month for the Microsoft Security watchers of the world. If your job depends on securing systems running Windows, you should be eagerly awaiting the patch for the Internet Explorer (IE) 0-day (CVE-2013-3893: SetMouseCapture Use-After-Free) vulnerability in today’s Patch Tuesday (MS13-080). Exploitation of this vulnerability was detected first in targeted, regionally restricted exploitation, and then later in broader use once the exploit code spread to various public sites. Hopefully users have applied … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comOct 8, 2013, 2:54 PM

Exploit code

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