What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-5604?

CVE-2013-5604 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: 6.9%.

Thunderbird Esr CVE-2013-5604

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-10-30 security@mozilla.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Mozilla RCE Thunderbird Esr Seamonkey Firefox Thunderbird

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

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CVE Published

Oct 30, 2013 - 10:55 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The txXPathNodeUtils::getBaseURI function in the XSLT processor 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 initialize data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted documents.

AnalysisAI

The txXPathNodeUtils::getBaseURI function in the XSLT processor 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. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. The txXPathNodeUtils::getBaseURI function in the XSLT processor 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 initialize data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted documents. Affected products include: Mozilla Thunderbird Esr, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird. Version information: before 25.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.