CVE-2013-5607 Integer overflow in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a browser crash via a crafted X.509 certificate due to an integer overflow in NSPR.

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-2013-5607?

CVE-2013-5607 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 20 Nov 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

Integer overflow in the PL_ArenaAllocate function in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.10.2, as used in Firefox before 25.0.1, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.11 and 24.x before 24.1.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.22.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted X.509 certificate, a related issue to CVE-2013-1741.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5607?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime, Mozilla Seamonkey.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5607?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-5607 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5607 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5607, DSA-2820-1, GHSA-3xqp-xvq8-m5hr.

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