The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, when NVIDIA graphics drivers are used on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to obtain desktop-screenshot data by reading from a CANVAS element.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1729 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue does not affect the version of firefox and thunderbird as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | thunderbird | Not affected |
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