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CVE-2013-5599

NVD-CWE-OtherPublished: October 30, 2013· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

10.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsIPresShell::GetPresContext function in the PresShell (aka presentation shell) implementation 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 and application crash) via vectors involving a CANVAS element, a mozTextStyle attribute, and an onresize event.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2013-5599 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityC

IntegrityC

AvailabilityC

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

Affected Vendors & Products

Mozilla4 product(s)

firefoxseamonkeythunderbird esrthunderbird

Source: NVD CPE · 83 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-100.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-100.html

All References (22)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00014.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1476.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1480.html

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http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2788

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http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2797

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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-100.htmlVendor Advisory

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=915210

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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19315

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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00014.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1476.html

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2013-5599

CVSS Score10.0 / 10

SeverityCRITICAL

WeaknessNVD-CWE-Other

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedOct 30, 2013

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-Other)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2013-5599 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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