CVE-2013-0773 Privilege escalation in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges or read sensitive data via a crafted website due to prototype modification flaws in Firefox.
- 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-2013-0773?
CVE-2013-0773 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
The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) and System Only Wrapper (SOW) implementations in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 do not prevent modifications to a prototype, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from chrome objects or possibly execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0773?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0773?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-0773 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0773 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9w3c-59m9-46f5.