critical
9.3
CWE
416
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-0766: Use After Free

First published: Sun Jan 13 2013(Updated: )

Use-after-free vulnerability in the ~nsHTMLEditRules implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.1, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox<18.0
Firefox>=10.0<10.0.12
Firefox>=17.0<17.0.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.15
Thunderbird<17.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird>=10.0<10.0.12
Mozilla Thunderbird>=17.0<17.0.2
SUSE Linux=11.4
SUSE Linux=12.1
SUSE Linux=12.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=5.9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS=6.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=5.9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Ubuntu=10.04
Ubuntu=11.10
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=12.10
Firefox ESR>=10.0<10.0.12
Firefox ESR>=17.0<17.0.2

Remedy

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=803853

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-0766?

    CVE-2013-0766 has a high severity rating due to its potential to allow remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-0766?

    The recommended solution for CVE-2013-0766 is to update Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey to the latest version.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0766?

    CVE-2013-0766 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.1, Thunderbird versions before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey versions before 2.15.

  • What types of attacks can CVE-2013-0766 facilitate?

    CVE-2013-0766 can facilitate remote code execution attacks that may compromise user systems.

  • Is my operating system vulnerable to CVE-2013-0766?

    Operating systems with affected versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey can be vulnerable to CVE-2013-0766.

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