Description
Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 do not ensure that initialization occurs for JavaScript objects with compartments, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging incorrect scope handling.
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 | icedove | 17.0.9-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2762-1 |
| Debian 7 | iceweasel | 17.0.9esr-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2759-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox +3 | 17.0.9-1.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:1269, RHSA-2013:1268 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox +2 | 17.0.9-1.el5_9 | RHSA-2013:1268 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 17.0.9-1.el5_9 | RHSA-2013:1269 |
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 7
- RHSA-2013:1269 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2013:1268 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- DSA-2759-1 iceweasel - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-2762-1 icedove - 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
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1491 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-82.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19025 vdb-entry signature
- FEDORA-2013-16992 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1496 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-17074 vendor-advisory
- USN-1952-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-1951-1 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1633 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-17047 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1493 vendor-advisory
- 62467 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1499 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=876762
- RHSA-2013:1268 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1269 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2762 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1495 vendor-advisory