The Worker::SetEventListener function in the Web workers implementation 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via vectors related to direct proxies.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-5602 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 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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