CVE-2013-3893

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SetMouseCapture implementation in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript strings, as demonstrated by use of an ms-help: URL that triggers loading of hxds.dll.
References
Link Resource
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspx Exploit
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27443259/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000093.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162585/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-SetMouseCapture-Use-After-Free.html
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6 Exploit
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62453
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18665
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspx Exploit
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspx
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27443259/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000093.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162585/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-SetMouseCapture-Use-After-Free.html
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6 Exploit
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62453
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288A US Government Resource
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18665
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3893
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:developer-preview:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:release-preview:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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CVSS v2 : 9.3
v3 : unknown
v2 : 9.3
v3 : 8.8
CWE CWE-416

Information

Published : 2013-09-18 10:08

Updated : 2025-10-22 01:15


NVD link : CVE-2013-3893

Mitre link : CVE-2013-3893

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-3893


JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

  • internet_explorer
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

CWE-416

Use After Free