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CVE-2013-3897

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Microsoft Internet Explorer CDisplayPointer Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution
Published: Mar 3, 2022  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A critical use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2013-3897) in Microsoft Internet Explorer's CDisplayPointer component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Active exploits exist with no patch available, posing immediate risk to organizations still using legacy IE versions.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تتيح هذه الثغرة الأمنية للمهاجمين استغلال خلل في إدارة الذاكرة ضمن مكون CDisplayPointer في متصفح إنترنت إكسبلورر. يمكن للمهاجم صياغة صفحة ويب خبيثة تستغل هذا الخلل لتنفيذ أكواد برمجية ضارة على نظام الضحية عند زيارة الصفحة. نظراً لعدم توفر تحديث أمني ووجود استغلالات فعلية، تمثل هذه الثغرة تهديداً خطيراً للأنظمة التي تعتمد على إصدارات قديمة من المتصفح. يمكن أن يؤدي الاستغلال الناجح إلى السيطرة الكاملة على النظام المستهدف وسرقة البيانات الحساسة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة حرجة من نوع استخدام بعد التحرير (CVE-2013-3897) في مكون CDisplayPointer بمتصفح إنترنت إكسبلورر تسمح للمهاجمين عن بعد بتنفيذ أكواد برمجية تعسفية. توجد استغلالات نشطة دون وجود تحديث أمني متاح، مما يشكل خطراً فورياً على المؤسسات التي لا تزال تستخدم إصدارات قديمة من المتصفح.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Feb 28, 2026 09:59
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using legacy Internet Explorer versions face critical risk of remote code execution attacks. Government entities, financial institutions, and healthcare providers maintaining older systems for compatibility reasons are particularly vulnerable to targeted attacks exploiting this unpatched vulnerability.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
القطاع الحكومي القطاع المالي والمصرفي قطاع الرعاية الصحية قطاع التعليم قطاع الطاقة والمرافق قطاع الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. Immediately migrate all systems from Internet Explorer to modern supported browsers (Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox) and enforce browser policies through Group Policy or MDM solutions
2. Implement network-level protections including web filtering, intrusion prevention systems (IPS) configured to detect IE exploit patterns, and application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized code execution
3. Deploy Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) on systems that cannot immediately migrate, enable Data Execution Prevention (DEP), and isolate legacy systems requiring IE in segmented network zones with restricted internet access
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الترحيل الفوري لجميع الأنظمة من إنترنت إكسبلورر إلى متصفحات حديثة مدعومة (مايكروسوفت إيدج، كروم، فايرفوكس) وفرض سياسات المتصفح من خلال نهج المجموعة أو حلول إدارة الأجهزة المحمولة
2. تطبيق حماية على مستوى الشبكة تشمل تصفية الويب وأنظمة منع التسلل المهيأة لاكتشاف أنماط استغلال إنترنت إكسبلورر وإدراج التطبيقات المسموحة لمنع تنفيذ الأكواد غير المصرح بها
3. نشر مجموعة أدوات تجربة التخفيف المحسنة على الأنظمة التي لا يمكن ترحيلها فوراً وتفعيل منع تنفيذ البيانات وعزل الأنظمة القديمة التي تتطلب إنترنت إكسبلورر في مناطق شبكية مجزأة مع وصول محدود للإنترنت
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-2 ECC-2-1 ECC-3-1 ECC-4-1 ECC-5-2
🔵 SAMA CSF
CYB-1.1 CYB-2.1 CYB-3.1 CYB-4.1 TRM-1.1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 A.14.2.2 A.18.2.3 A.12.2.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Microsoft:Internet Explorer
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS90.55%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-03-24
Published 2022-03-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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