CVE-2013-3893
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2013-09-18 10:00
Modified
2025-08-12 22:20
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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
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