CVE-2013-1690: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Denial-of-Service, actively exploited

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers an attempt to execute data at an unmapped memory location.

CVSS 3.1 breakdown

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Mozilla Firefox≥ 17.0 < 17.0.7 · < 22.0

Mozilla Thunderbird< 17.0.7

Mozilla Thunderbird Esr≥ 17.0 < 17.0.7

Redhat Gluster Storage Server For On-premise2.0

Canonical Ubuntu Linux12.04 · 12.10 · 13.04

Debian Linux7.0

Opensuse11.4 · 12.2 · 12.3

Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop5.0 · 6.0

Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus5.9 · 6.4

Redhat Enterprise Linux Server5.0 · 6.0

Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus5.9 · 6.4

Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation5.0 · 6.0

Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop10 · 11

Suse Linux Enterprise Server10 · 11

Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit10 · 11

Remediation

Fixed in

Mozilla Firefox≥ 17.0.7

Mozilla Thunderbird≥ 17.0.7

Mozilla Thunderbird Esr≥ 17.0.7

Patch & vendor advisories

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-53.html

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00003.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00011.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0981.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0982.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=857883Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=901365Issue Tracking

and 8 more references

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Frequently asked

Is CVE-2013-1690 being actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-1690 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added 28 Mar 2022.

How severe is CVE-2013-1690?

CVE-2013-1690 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated high. EPSS estimates a 69.0% probability of exploitation.

Which products are affected by CVE-2013-1690?

Affected products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr, Redhat Gluster Storage Server For On-premise, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, and 10 more.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1690?

Upgrade affected software to a fixed version, for example Mozilla Firefox 17.0.7, Mozilla Thunderbird 17.0.7, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr 17.0.7 or later, then confirm no affected versions remain in your inventory.

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