Is CVE-2013-5609 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 8%.

What products does CVE-2013-5609 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ubuntu. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5609?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

CVE-2013-5609

Q: What is CVE-2013-5609?

CVE-2013-5609 is a critical-severity software vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corrupti

CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8

9.8CVSS CRITICAL

Summary

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)8%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Ubuntu

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123437.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124108.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124257.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125470.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00010.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00085.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00086.htmlAdvisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00087.htmlAdvisory