First published: Wed Jun 26 2013(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::HTMLMediaElement::LookupMediaElementURITable function in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mozilla Firefox | <=21.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =19.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =19.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =19.0.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =20.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =20.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =17.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =17.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =17.0.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =17.0.3 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =17.0.4 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =17.0.5 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =17.0.6 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird | <=17.0.6 | |
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 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =17.0 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =17.0.1 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =17.0.2 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =17.0.3 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =17.0.4 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =17.0.5 | |
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR | =17.0.6 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =17.0 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =17.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =17.0.2 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =17.0.3 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =17.0.4 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =17.0.5 | |
Mozilla Firefox ESR | =17.0.6 |
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CVE-2013-1684 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2013-1684, update your Mozilla Firefox or Thunderbird to version 22.0 or later, or ensure you are using Firefox ESR versions 17.0.7 or later.
CVE-2013-1684 affects Mozilla Firefox versions before 22.0, along with early versions of Thunderbird and their ESR counterparts prior to 17.0.7.
CVE-2013-1684 can be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition.
There are no significant workarounds available for CVE-2013-1684 other than updating to a safe version of the affected software.