# CVE-2013-5619: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted JavaScript exploiting integer overflows in Firefox's SpiderMonkey engine.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cjg8-q3v9-46r8

## What is CVE-2013-5619?

CVE-2013-5619 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Dec 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

Multiple integer overflows in the binary-search implementation in SpiderMonkey in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.23 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5619?

It affects 9 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Solaris, Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5619?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-5619 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5619 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5619 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 11 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5619/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5619/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5619
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5619
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5619

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5619/
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