CVE-2013-0748 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass ASLR protection in Mozilla Firefox by exploiting the XBL toString implementation, facilitating further exploitation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-0748?

CVE-2013-0748 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 Jan 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The XBL.__proto__.toString implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism by calling the toString function of an XBL object.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0748?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr, Opensuse Opensuse and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0748?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-0748 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0748 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mj3v-vm8j-wm4f.

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