CVE-2013-1723

Description

The NativeKey widget in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 processes key messages after destruction by a dispatched event listener, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging incorrect event usage after widget-memory reallocation.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00055.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19028 vdb entry signature
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=891292
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00057.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00061.html vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-80.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62472 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00059.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1723?
CVE-2013-1723 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1723?
To fix CVE-2013-1723, 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-2013-1723 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1723 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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