CVE-2013-1347
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
- Record
CVE-2013-1347- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
- Record
CVE-2013-1347- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1387
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1387- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4j4f-7rwg-p4q7
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
- Record
GHSA-4j4f-7rwg-p4q7- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
This vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user within Internet Explorer.
- Record
CVE-2013-1347- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | MS13-038 Microsoft Internet Explorer CGenericElement Object Use-After-Free Vulnerability | 2013-05-03 |
| Exploit-DB | Microsoft Internet Explorer - CGenericElement Object Use-After-Free (Metasploit) | 2013-05-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-1347 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published May 5, 2013. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 3, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 3, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.7%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/25294
us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727
technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1347
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1347
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4j4f-7rwg-p4q7