Description
Mozilla Firefox before 26.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.23 do not properly consider the sandbox attribute of an IFRAME element during processing of a contained OBJECT element, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via a crafted web site.
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | firefox +1 | 24.2.0-1.el6_5 | RHSA-2013:1823, RHSA-2013:1812 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 24.2.0-1.el5_10 | RHSA-2013:1812 |
| RHEL 5 | thunderbird | 24.2.0-2.el5_10 | RHSA-2013:1823 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Productivity 5 | thunderbird | 24.2.0-2.el5_10 | RHSA-2013:1823 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 128.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2013:1823 Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2013:1812 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 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-2013:1919 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-23127 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-23519 vendor-advisory
- 1029470 vdb-entry
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-107.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1917 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201504-01 vendor-advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1916 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0008 vendor-advisory
- 1029476 vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1918 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=886262
- USN-2052-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1812 vendor-advisory