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CVE-2013-1738

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1738 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the JS_GetGlobalForScopeChain function affecting Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to incorrect garbage collection during frame-chain restoration. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), it presents a high-risk attack vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) where an unauthenticated attacker can achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0591 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1738Critical

Mozilla: GC hazard with default compartments and frame chain restoration (MFSA 2013-92)

Sep 17, 2013

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00055.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00057.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00059.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00061.html
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18766
mozilla.org / security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-92.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/62466
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1951-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1952-1