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CVE-2013-5609· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mozilla

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 11, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
8.1% · 95th percentile
CWE
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Action score

41

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 8.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mozillafirefox
mozillaseamonkey
mozillathunderbird
fedoraprojectfedora
susesuse linux enterprise software development kit
opensuseopensuse
susesuse linux enterprise desktop
susesuse linux enterprise server
canonicalubuntu linux
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux eus
redhatenterprise linux server

and 4 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux12.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux12.10
  • canonical ubuntu linux13.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux13.10
  • fedoraproject fedora18
  • fedoraproject fedora19
  • fedoraproject fedora20
  • mozilla firefoxbefore 26.0
  • mozilla firefox24.0 and later · before 24.2
  • mozilla seamonkeybefore 2.23
  • mozilla thunderbirdbefore 24.2
  • opensuse opensuse12.2
  • opensuse opensuse12.3
  • opensuse opensuse13.1
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux eus6.5
  • redhat enterprise linux server5.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server aus6.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientfirefoxbefore 0:24.2.0-1.el5_100:24.2.0-1.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:24.2.0-1.el5_100:24.2.0-1.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientthunderbirdbefore 0:24.2.0-2.el5_100:24.2.0-2.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:24.2.0-2.el5_100:24.2.0-2.el5_10
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientfirefoxbefore 0:24.2.0-1.el6_50:24.2.0-1.el6_5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientfirefox-debuginfobefore 0:24.2.0-1.el6_50:24.2.0-1.el6_5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientthunderbirdbefore 0:24.2.0-1.el6_50:24.2.0-1.el6_5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientthunderbird-debuginfobefore 0:24.2.0-1.el6_50:24.2.0-1.el6_5

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    86Now
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    86Now
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:firefox0:24.2.0-1.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:firefox-debuginfo0:24.2.0-1.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird0:24.2.0-2.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo0:24.2.0-2.el5_10 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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