CVE-2013-1728 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from uninitialized memory in Firefox when Valgrind mode 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-2013-1728?

CVE-2013-1728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 18 Sep 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 IonMonkey JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21, when Valgrind mode is used, does not properly initialize memory, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1728?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1728?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1728 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1728 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8xf9-5g8v-9qwx.

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