Exploited
critical
9.3
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-1690: Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

First published: Wed Jun 26 2013(Updated: )

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.

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

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird
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 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
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<22.0
Mozilla Firefox>=17.0<17.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird<17.0.7
Mozilla Thunderbird ESR>=17.0<17.0.7
Ubuntu=12.04
Ubuntu=12.10
Ubuntu=13.04
Debian=7.0
Red Hat Gluster Storage Server=2.0
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux eus=5.9
redhat enterprise Linux eus=6.4
redhat enterprise Linux server=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux server=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux server aus=5.9
redhat enterprise Linux server aus=6.4
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=6.0
openSUSE=11.4
openSUSE=12.2
openSUSE=12.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp1
suse linux enterprise server vmware=11-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
suse linux enterprise server vmware=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
suse linux enterprise server vmware=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=10-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp3

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-1690?

    CVE-2013-1690 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-1690?

    To fix CVE-2013-1690, upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 22.0 or later, or Thunderbird version 17.0.7 or later.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2013-1690?

    CVE-2013-1690 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 22.0 and Thunderbird versions prior to 17.0.7.

  • What type of attack does CVE-2013-1690 facilitate?

    CVE-2013-1690 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through improper handling of onreadystatechange events.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2013-1690?

    There is no specific workaround for CVE-2013-1690; upgrading to the fixed versions is the recommended action.

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