CVE-2013-5591
CVE-2013-5591 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.0 base score 10.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 4% (90th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Mozilla Firefox
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-5591?
- Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.
- How severe is CVE-2013-5591?
- CVE-2013-5591 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2013-5591 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 4% (90th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-5591?
- CVE-2013-5591 primarily affects Mozilla Firefox. In total, 129 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-5591?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2013-5591 published?
- CVE-2013-5591 was published on 2013-10-30 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-93.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=859892
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19015
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Affected products (129)
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:24.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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