Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2013-0791
The CERT_DecodeCertPackage function in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS), as used in Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, SeaMonkey before 2.17, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and memory corruption) via a crafted certificate.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Network Security Services
- Mozilla Seamonkey
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Thunderbird Esr
- Oracle Vm Server — versions 3.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 11.10, 12.04
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 5.9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 5.0, 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00019.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1791-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17150 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1135.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-40.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/58826 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1144.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0791?
- CVE-2013-0791 is a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-04-03.
- Is CVE-2013-0791 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.