Mozilla: GC hazard with default compartments and frame chain restoration (MFSA 2013-92)
Published Sep 18, 2013
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.91%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.20
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.0.12
- 2.0.13
- 2.0.14
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 2.10
- 2.10
- 2.10
- 2.10
- 2.10.1
- 2.11
- 2.11
- 2.11
- 2.11
- 2.11
- 2.11
- 2.11
- 2.12
- 2.12
- 2.12
- 2.12
- 2.12
- 2.12
- 2.12
- 2.12.1
- 2.13
- 2.13
- 2.13
- 2.13
- 2.13
- 2.13
- 2.13
- 2.13.1
- 2.13.2
- 2.14
- 2.14
- 2.14
- 2.14
- 2.14
- 2.14
- 2.15
- 2.15
- 2.15
- 2.15
- 2.15
- 2.15
- 2.15
- 2.15.1
- 2.15.2
- 2.16
- 2.16
- 2.16
- 2.16
- 2.16
- 2.16
- 2.16.1
- 2.16.2
- 2.17
- 2.17
- 2.17
- 2.17
- 2.17
- 2.17.1
- 2.18
- 2.18
- 2.18
- 2.18
- 2.19
- 2.19
- 2.19
- 2.20
- 2.20
- 2.20
Configuration 2
- ≤ 17.0.9
- 17.0
- 17.0.1
- 17.0.2
- 17.0.3
- 17.0.4
- 17.0.5
- 17.0.6
- 17.0.7
- 17.0.8
Configuration 3
- ≤ 23.0.1
- 19.0
- 19.0.1
- 19.0.2
- 20.0
- 20.0.1
- 21.0
- 22.0
- 23.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of firefox and thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.91% (0.05908) | 93.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.91% (0.05908) | 92.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 4.62% (0.04616) | 89.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 3.36% (0.03359) | 86.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01712) | 80.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.83% (0.06830) | 85.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.71% (0.01712) | 81.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.92% (0.06922) | 94.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.92% (0.06922) | 92.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00057.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00059.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00061.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-92.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62466 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1951-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1952-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1738 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=882897 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=887334 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1009219 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1738
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18766 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1738
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