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9.3
CVE-2013-0783: Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey may crash or be hijacked
CVE-2013-0783 · published 13 years ago
Summary
Old versions of Firefox (before 19.0), Firefox ESR 17.x (before 17.0.3), Thunderbird (before 17.0.3), Thunderbird ESR 17.x (before 17.0.3) and SeaMonkey (before 2.16) contain several bugs that could let an attacker make the program stop working or run their own code. This could disrupt users or expose your systems to unauthorized actions. Upgrade each application to the latest available version to protect against these risks.
What to do
- Update mozilla seamonkey to version 2.16 or later.
- Update mozilla thunderbird to version 17.0.3 or later.
- Update mozilla thunderbird_esr to version 17.0.3 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
< 17.0.3 < 19.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | seamonkey |
< 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
< 17.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mozilla | thunderbird_esr |
< 17.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensuse | opensuse |
11.4 12.1 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_aus |
5.9 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop |
5.0 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus |
5.9 6.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server |
5.0 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation |
5.0 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux |
7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
10.04 11.10 12.04 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, and SeaMonk...
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00017.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00062.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0271.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0272.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2699 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-21.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1729-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1729-2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1748-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690970 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=761448 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780549 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=812380 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=818241 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=822858 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=826471 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=830399 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=830975 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=832162 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3... Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
9.3
Critical
Timeline
Published19 Feb 2013
Updated30 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2013-0783 · NVD
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