Description
Mozilla Firefox before 20.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, Thunderbird before 17.0.5, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.17 do not ensure the correctness of the address bar during history navigation, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or phishing attacks by leveraging control over navigation timing.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | iceweasel | 17.0.6esr-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2699-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox +3 | 17.0.5-1.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:0697, RHSA-2013:0696 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox +2 | 17.0.5-1.el5_9 | RHSA-2013:0696 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 17.0.5-1.el5_9 | RHSA-2013:0697 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 6
- RHSA-2013:0697 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0696 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- DSA-2699-1 iceweasel - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- SUSE-SU-2013:0850 vendor-advisory
- USN-1791-1 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2699 vendor-advisory
- 58837 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=803870
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0630 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16928 vdb-entry signature
- RHSA-2013:0696 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-38.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0631 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0697 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:0645 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0875 vendor-advisory