CVE-2013-0760 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2013-0760?

CVE-2013-0760 is a critical memory corruption 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

Buffer overflow in the CharDistributionAnalysis::HandleOneChar function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0760?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr, Opensuse Opensuse and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0760?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-0760 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0760 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-79gw-xgrr-5rc7.