CVE-2013-5609: Critical severity firefox vulnerability

Published Dec 11, 2013
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Updated

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Affected Software

29 affected components
Mozilla Firefox<26.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR>=24.0<24.2
Mozilla SeaMonkey<2.23
Mozilla Thunderbird<24.2
Fedoraproject Fedora=18
Fedoraproject Fedora=19
Fedoraproject Fedora=20
SUSE Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11.0-sp3
openSUSE openSUSE=12.2
openSUSE openSUSE=12.3
openSUSE openSUSE=13.1
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp3
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
SUSE Suse Linux Enterprise Server Vmware=11-sp3
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.10
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=6.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Mozilla Firefox>=24.0<24.2

Event History

Dec 11, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:55 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5609?

CVE-2013-5609 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause denial of service and arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-5609?

To fix CVE-2013-5609, users should update to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey that address this vulnerability.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2013-5609?

CVE-2013-5609 affects Mozilla Firefox before version 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23.

4

Can CVE-2013-5609 lead to remote code execution?

Yes, CVE-2013-5609 can potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely.

5

What are the symptoms of CVE-2013-5609 exploitation?

Exploitation of CVE-2013-5609 may result in memory corruption, application crashes, and unexpected behavior in the affected applications.

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