CVE-2013-0765 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2013-0765?

CVE-2013-0765 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Feb 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

Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 do not prevent multiple wrapping of WebIDL objects, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0765?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0765?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-0765 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0765 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-gv73-63gr-q7mh.