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High · 8.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2013-3897 EUVD-2013-3829GHSA-5cv5-x27q-h8hq

Use-after-free vulnerability in the CDisplayPointer class in mshtml.dll in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 11 allows remote attackers…

Published Oct 9, 2013 · Updated Oct 22, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft

Description

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."

Public exploits

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Metasploit 1 module

Exploit-DB 1

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