Is CVE-2013-3897 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. CVE-2013-3897 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, added 2022-03-03.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-3897?

CVE-2013-3897 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-3897?

CVE-2013-3897 has an EPSS score of 77.46% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2013-3897?

No published fix for CVE-2013-3897 has been found yet. It is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list; federal agencies must remediate by 2022-03-24. Apply the vendor's mitigations per CISA's guidance.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-3897

HIGHCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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."

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Actively exploited, no published fix found yet

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal remediation due: 2022-03-24

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

77.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

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.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-03-24

References

Patch1

docs.microsoft.com

Vendor Advisory1

blogs.technet.com

Third-Party Advisory1

us-cert.gov

Government Resource1

cisa.gov

Other references1

oval.cisecurity.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-22.