CVE-2013-0792 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read memory or crash the browser via a crafted PNG image when color management v4 is enabled.

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-2013-0792?

CVE-2013-0792 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 3 Apr 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 20.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.17, when gfx.color_management.enablev4 is used, do not properly handle color profiles during PNG rendering, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a grayscale PNG image.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0792?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0792?

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-2013-0792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pjq-v35q-w936.

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