Description
The nsHtml5TreeBuilder::resetTheInsertionMode function in the HTML5 Tree Builder in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 does not properly maintain the state of the insertion-mode stack for template elements, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) by triggering use of this stack in its empty state.
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.
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 3
- 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
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1491 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-16992 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-17074 vendor-advisory
- USN-1952-1 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18617 vdb-entry signature
- USN-1951-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=888820
- FEDORA-2013-17047 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1493 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1499 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-77.html
- 62465 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1495 vendor-advisory