CVE-2013-0756

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the obj_toSource function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page referencing JavaScript Proxy objects that are not properly handled during garbage collection.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.53%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=814029 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17101 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-19.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0756?
CVE-2013-0756 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0756?
To fix CVE-2013-0756, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-0756 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-0756 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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