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TI-2013-00671 Aliases CVE-2013-0787GHSA-hp7j-mmg2-c8g7

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEditor::IsPreformatted function in…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEditor::IsPreformatted function in editor/libeditor/base/nsEditor.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0.2, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.4, Thunderbird before 17.0.4, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.16.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving an execCommand call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06398 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 19.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 17.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.2VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 19.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*17.0.3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.16VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16 beta1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16 beta2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16 beta3VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16 beta4VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16 beta5VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0.3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.16 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 beta1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 beta2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 beta3 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 beta4 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.16:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 beta5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:0627 Released 2013-03-11 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) thunderbird-17.0.3-2.el5_9, thunderbird-17.0.3-2.el5_9.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) thunderbird-17.0.3-2.el6_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) thunderbird-17.0.3-2.el6_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) thunderbird-17.0.3-2.el6_4
  • RHSA-2013:0614 Released 2013-03-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    xulrunner security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el5_9, xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el5_9.i386, xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el5_9.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4, xulrunner-devel-17.0.3-2.el6_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4, xulrunner-devel-17.0.3-2.el6_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4, xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4, xulrunner-devel-17.0.3-2.el6_4, xulrunner-devel-17.0.3-2.el6_4.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) xulrunner-17.0.3-2.el6_4, xulrunner-devel-17.0.3-2.el6_4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix yet
RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0627
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614, RHSA-2013:0627
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614, RHSA-2013:0627
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614, RHSA-2013:0627
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0614

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-0787
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hp7j-mmg2-c8g7

References

Advisory 10

Other 5

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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