What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-0753?

CVE-2013-0753 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (Critical). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 84.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-0753?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-0753. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 84.0%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0753?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2013-0753. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Firefox CVE-2013-0753

CRITICAL

Use After Free (CWE-416)

2013-01-13 security@mozilla.org

RCE Mozilla Memory Corruption Use After Free Firefox Seamonkey Thunderbird Thunderbird Esr Opensuse Linux Enterprise Desktop Linux Enterprise Server Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Eus Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Server Aus Enterprise Linux Workstation Ubuntu Linux

9.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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NVD PRIMARY

9.3 CRITICAL

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

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CVSS VectorNVD

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

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jan 13, 2013 - 20:55 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Use-after-free vulnerability in the serializeToStream implementation in the XMLSerializer component in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free vulnerability in the serializeToStream implementation in the XMLSerializer component in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 84.0%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Use-after-free vulnerability in the serializeToStream implementation in the XMLSerializer component in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted web content. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr, Opensuse. Version information: before 18.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.