CVE-2013-1735 Use after free in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via image-document scrolling in Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey, requiring user interaction.

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-2013-1735?

CVE-2013-1735 is a critical use after free 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::layout::ScrollbarActivity function in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to image-document scrolling.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1735?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird Esr.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1735?

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-2013-1735 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1735 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-59x4-mxqq-j68c.

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