CVE-2013-3893

Severity

93%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

165%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Internet Explorer

First reported 11 years ago

2013-09-18 10:08:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-12 22:05:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6

6

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

7

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

8

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

9

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10

10

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Developer Preview

11

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Release Preview

11

References

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

JVN#27443259

JVNDB-2013-000093

http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6

Exploit

http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505

Vendor Advisory

62453

TA13-288A

US Government Resource

MS13-080

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18665

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