CVE-2013-0753
highpriority · attend · 65EPSS 0.513 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el5_9.i386 as a component of RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el5_9.src as a component of RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el5_9.x86_64 as a component of RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el5_9.i386 as a component of RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el5_9.x86_64 as a component of RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145 - Fixedthunderbird-debuginfo-0:10.0.12-3.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0145
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–9.3
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-27940Mozilla Firefox - XMLSerializer Use-After-Free (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- exploit/windows/browser/mozilla_firefox_xmlserializerFirefox XMLSerializer Use After Freefunctional · metasploit
affected products (54)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2013:0145Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update2013-01-08csaf · redhat_csafUS
An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
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references (36)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0144.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0145.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-16.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1cnnvd
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