The JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.10 and 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 does not properly allocate memory for unspecified functions, which allows remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow attacks via a crafted web page.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-5595 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 5.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| 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 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2013:1476 | 2013-10-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:1480 | 2013-10-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:1480 | 2013-10-30 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (firefox) | RHSA-2013:1476 | 2013-10-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2013:1480 | 2013-10-30 |
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