Mozilla: Improperly initialized memory and overflows in some JavaScript functions (MFSA 2013-96)
Published Oct 30, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.09%
Description
The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.10 and 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 does not properly allocate memory for unspecified functions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks via a crafted web page.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 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
- 17.0.9
Configuration 2
- ≤ 24.0
- 19.0
- 19.0.1
- 19.0.2
- 20.0
- 20.0.1
- 21.0
- 22.0
- 23.0
- 23.0.1
Configuration 3
- ≤ 2.22
- 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
- 2.20
- 2.21
- 2.21
- 2.22
Configuration 4
- 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
- 17.0.9
- 24.0
- 24.0.1
- 24.0.2
Configuration 5
- ≤ 24.0.1
- 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
- 24.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:17.0.10-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1476
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
thunderbird-0:17.0.10-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1480
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:17.0.10-1.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1476
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:17.0.10-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1476
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:17.0.10-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1480
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xulrunner-0:17.0.10-1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1476
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:17.0.10-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1476 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird-0:17.0.10-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1480 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:17.0.10-1.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1476 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:17.0.10-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1476 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:17.0.10-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1480 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xulrunner-0:17.0.10-1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1476 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/I:N/A:P
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 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 80.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02088) | 79.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 80.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.79% (0.02795) | 76.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.64% (0.01641) | 80.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 85.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 84.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01139) | 82.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01196) | 82.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00014.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1476.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1480.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2788 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2797 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-96.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63421 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5595 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=916580 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1023839 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5595
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18694 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5595
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.