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CVE-2013-1690

8.8 · HIGHActively Exploited

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 p…

Published Jun 26, 2013mozillaCWE-119EPSS 69.02%

Overview

CVE-2013-1690 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on June 26, 2013 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

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, < 22.0Affected
mozillathunderbird>= 0, < 17.0.7Affected
mozillathunderbird_esr>= 17.0, < 17.0.7Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00003.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00004.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00006.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00010.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00011.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0981.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0982.htmlRefwww.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2716Refwww.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2720

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1690?

CVE-2013-1690 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting mozilla firefox. It was published on June 26, 2013 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH). This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, indicating active exploitation in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2013-1690?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, 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-2013-1690?

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.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-1690?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2013-1690 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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