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.

• CWE-416
• CWE-416

• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspxExploit
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspxVendor Advisory
• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27443259/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000093.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162585/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-SetMouseCapture-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit
• http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6Exploit
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62453Broken Link
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288AUS Government Resource
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18665Broken Link
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/09/17/cve-2013-3893-fix-it-workaround-available.aspxExploit
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2013/10/08/ms13-080-addresses-two-vulnerabilities-under-limited-targeted-attacks.aspxVendor Advisory
• http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN27443259/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2013/JVNDB-2013-000093.htmlThird Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162585/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-8-SetMouseCapture-Use-After-Free.htmlExploit
• http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=Hx1L5gu6Exploit
• http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2887505Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62453Broken Link
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-288AUS Government Resource
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-080Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18665Broken Link
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3893US Government Resource

Published

Sep 18, 2013

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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