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CVE-2013-1690

Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers an attempt to execute data at an unmapped memory location.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 15 products from mozilla, from mozilla, from mozilla and 12 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-06-26T03:19:10.793

Last Modified

2025-10-22T01:15:48.563

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119
Type: Secondary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 22.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 17.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	< 17.0.7	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird_esr	< 17.0.7	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	13.04	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Application	redhat	gluster_storage_server_for_on-premise	2.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	5.9	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_eus	6.4	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	5.9	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	6.4	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	5.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.4	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	12.3	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	11	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0981.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0982.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2716 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2720 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-53.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60778 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1891-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=857883 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=901365 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16996 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00004.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00006.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0981.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0982.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2716 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2720 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-53.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60778 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1891-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=857883 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=901365 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16996 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-1690 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mozilla's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.