Exploited
medium
6.5
CWE
119 665
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-1675: Mozilla Firefox Information Disclosure Vulnerability

First published: Thu May 16 2013(Updated: )

Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 do not properly initialize data structures for the nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mPreviousScale and nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mNewScale functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Firefox<=20.0.1
Firefox=19.0
Firefox=19.0.1
Firefox=19.0.2
Firefox=20.0
Firefox ESR=17.0
Firefox ESR=17.0.1
Firefox ESR=17.0.2
Firefox ESR=17.0.3
Firefox ESR=17.0.4
Firefox ESR=17.0.5
Thunderbird<=17.0.5
Thunderbird=17.0
Thunderbird=17.0.1
Thunderbird=17.0.2
Thunderbird=17.0.3
Thunderbird=17.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.3
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird=17.0.5
Firefox
Firefox<21.0
Firefox>=17.0<17.0.6
Thunderbird<17.0.6
Mozilla Thunderbird>=17.0<17.0.6
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=12.10
Ubuntu=13.04
Debian Linux=7.0
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server=2.1
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=6.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z Systems=5.0_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z Systems=6.0_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z Systems (s390x)=5.9_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Z Systems (s390x)=6.4_s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian=5.0_ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian=6.0_ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, Big Endian EUS=5.9_ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, Big Endian EUS=6.4_ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing=6.0
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 Server=6.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary EUS=5.9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary EUS=6.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
openSUSE=12.2
openSUSE=12.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-1675?

    CVE-2013-1675 has a severity rating that allows remote attackers to exploit it for potential privilege escalation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-1675?

    To fix CVE-2013-1675, users should upgrade to Mozilla Firefox versions 21.0 or later, or to Firefox ESR 17.0.6 or later.

  • Which versions of software are affected by CVE-2013-1675?

    CVE-2013-1675 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 21.0 and Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, as well as Thunderbird versions before 17.0.6.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-1675?

    CVE-2013-1675 is a vulnerability related to improper initialization of data structures in Mozilla products.

  • Can CVE-2013-1675 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2013-1675 can potentially be exploited by remote attackers.

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