CVE-2013-1675: Mozilla Firefox Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2013-1675 · Severity: critical · CVSS 6.5 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-03

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird fail to properly initialize data structures within the nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mPreviousScale and nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mNewScale functions. This flaw allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information from process memory via a specially crafted website.

Technologies: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird. Vendors: Mozilla.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2013-1675 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2013-1675 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2013-1675?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 3 March 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Mozilla Firefox before 21.0; Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6; Mozilla Thunderbird before 17.0.6; Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2013-1675?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2013-1675 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2013-1675?
Check whether you run Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR or Mozilla Thunderbird. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox before 21.0
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird before 17.0.6
  • Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6

Timeline

  • 2013-05-14: advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory MFSA2013-47 published.
  • 2022-03-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog.
  • 2022-03-03: disclosed: NVD publication date.

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