CVE-2013-5616 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEventListenerManager::HandleEventSubType function affecting Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through heap memory corruption. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 26.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 24.0, < 24.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 24.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.