Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2013-1690
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 attacke…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.690 (99.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Thunderbird_esr
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 12.10, 13.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
- Opensuse — versions 11.4, 12.2, 12.3
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 5.9, 6.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 5.0, 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 5.9, 6.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1690?
- CVE-2013-1690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2013-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2013-1690?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2013-1690 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2013-1690 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.