CVE-2013-5597
CVE-2013-5597 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird Esr 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: 6% (93rd percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Affected product: Mozilla Thunderbird Esr
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsDocLoader::doStopDocumentLoad function in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.10 and 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors involving a state-change event during an update of the offline cache.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-5597?
- Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsDocLoader::doStopDocumentLoad function in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.10 and 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors involving a state-change event during an update of the offline cache.
- How severe is CVE-2013-5597?
- CVE-2013-5597 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated critical severity.
- Is CVE-2013-5597 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 6% (93rd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2013-5597?
- CVE-2013-5597 primarily affects Mozilla Thunderbird Esr. In total, 148 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2013-5597?
- 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-2013-5597 published?
- CVE-2013-5597 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00014.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1476.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1480.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2788
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2797
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-98.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=918864
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19277
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Affected products (148)
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox: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: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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