CVE-2013-0764 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted data due to a thread safety issue in SSL sessions, requiring user interaction to view malicious content.
- 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-2013-0764?
CVE-2013-0764 is a critical 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 nsSOCKSSocketInfo::ConnectToProxy function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 does not ensure thread safety for SSL sessions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data, as demonstrated by e-mail message data.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0764?
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-2013-0764?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-0764 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0764 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x66h-pv23-hvpj.