CVE-2013-1685 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the nsIDocument::GetRootElement function affecting Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird versions prior to their respective patches. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through heap memory corruption via a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 21.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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