CVE-2013-1738

Use-after-free vulnerability in the JS_GetGlobalForScopeChain function in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging incorrect garbage collection in situations involving default compartments and frame-chain restoration.

Score

CVSS 2.0 9.3 Critical

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2013-09-18

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Seamonkey (Mozilla)
• Thunderbird (Mozilla)

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00055.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00057.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00059.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00061.html
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-92.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62466
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1951-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1952-1
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=882897
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=887334
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18766