CVE-2013-0753 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 51.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 51.32% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2013-01-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (14)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | seamonkey |
| mozilla | thunderbird |
| mozilla | thunderbird esr |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
| suse | linux enterprise desktop |
| suse | linux enterprise server |
| suse | linux enterprise software development kit |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Firefox - XMLSerializer Use-After-Free (Metasploit) | 2013-08-29 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0144.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0145.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-16.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=814001
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17053
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0144.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0145.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-16.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1
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