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CVE-2013-0780

9.3 · HIGH

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsOverflowContinuationTracker::Finish function in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, Thunderbird ESR 17.x be…

Published Feb 19, 2013mozillaCWE-416EPSS 4.42%

Overview

CVE-2013-0780 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on February 19, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsOverflowContinuationTracker::Finish function in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted document that uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) -moz-column-* properties.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox>= 0, < 17.0.3Affected
mozillaseamonkey>= 0, < 2.16Affected
mozillathunderbird>= 0, < 17.0.3Affected
mozillathunderbird_esr>= 0, < 17.0.3Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0780?

CVE-2013-0780 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on February 19, 2013 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2013-0780?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-0780?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from mozilla. Update firefox to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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