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CVE-2013-1690

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox and ThunderbirdApplications & CMS
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CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 28 Mar 2022CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)69.0%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
Federal deadline18 Apr 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2013Exploit code publicMetasploit
  2. 26 Jun 2013, 01:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  3. 28 Mar 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 2

  • Exploit moduleFirefox onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use After Free 25 Jun 2013Metasploit
  • Remote exploitMozilla Firefox - onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use-After-Free (Metasploit) 8 Aug 2013Exploit-DB

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Description

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or possibly execute malicious code via a crafted web site.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • n/aaffected: n/aCVE List

References 5