CVE-2013-3897

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CDisplayPointer class in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet...

8.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

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."

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

77.3%Down 13.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2013-3897
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.8

Record: CVE-2013-3897
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS: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-2013-3829 8.8

Record: EUVD-2013-3829
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5cv5-x27q-h8hq 8.8

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CDisplayPointer class in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet...

Record: GHSA-5cv5-x27q-h8hq
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS: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

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability

A use-after-free vulnerability exists within CDisplayPointer in Microsoft Internet Explorer that allows an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2013-3897
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

microsoft internet explorer

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	MS13-080 Microsoft Internet Explorer CDisplayPointer Use-After-Free	2013-10-08
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Internet Explorer - CDisplayPointer Use-After-Free (MS13-080) (Metasploit)	2013-10-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	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-2013-3897 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published October 9, 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 77.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.