CVE-2013-1704 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash the browser via a use-after-free vulnerability triggered by DOM modifications.
- 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-2013-1704?
CVE-2013-1704 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 7 Aug 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsINode::GetParentNode function in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) via vectors involving a DOM modification at the time of a SetBody mutation event.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1704?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1704?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2013-1704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3grj-j83x-crr8.