The System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.17 does not prevent use of the cloneNode method for cloning a protected node, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy or possibly execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-0795 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:0697 | 2013-04-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:0697 | 2013-04-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2013:0696 | 2013-04-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2013:0696 | 2013-04-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:0697 | 2013-04-02 |
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