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CVE-2013-0090

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 38.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2013-03-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers access to a deleted object, aka "Internet Explorer CCaret Use After Free Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

References

• http://blog.skylined.nl/20161216001.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140186/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-9-IEFRAME-CView-EnsureSize-Use-After-Free.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-021
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16049
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40935/
• http://blog.skylined.nl/20161216001.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140186/Microsoft-Internet-Explorer-9-IEFRAME-CView-EnsureSize-Use-After-Free.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-071A
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-021
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16049
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40935/

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