Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by accessing an object that (1) was not properly allocated or (2) is deleted, as exploited in the wild in May 2013.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2013/ms13-038
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-134A
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25294
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1347
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16727
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/advisory/2847140
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2013-05-05
Updated: 2026-06-16
Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.77889