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CVE-2013-1690

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Published Jun 25, 2013 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · mozilla firefox

Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers an attempt to execute data at an unmapped memory location.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 25, 2013 · Catalog

    Detected

    Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers an attempt to execute data at an unma

  2. Mar 28, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 18, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that triggers an attempt to execute data at an unma

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Apr 18, 2022

Affected

  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux12.04
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux12.10
  • cpe canonical/ubuntu linux13.04
  • cpe debian/debian linux7.0
  • cpe mozilla/firefoxversion unspecified
  • cpe mozilla/thunderbirdversion unspecified
  • cpe mozilla/thunderbird esrversion unspecified
  • cpe opensuse/opensuse11.4
  • cpe redhat/gluster storage server for on-premise2.0
  • vendor Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbirdversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2013-1690

    Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or possibly execute malicious code via a crafted web site.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2013-1690

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2013-1690

    30-day exploitation probability 69.0%

    first.org
  • Exploit Database27429

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesexploit_windows/browser/mozilla_firefox_onreadystatechange

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2013-1690

    Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 do not properly handle onreadystatechange events in conjunction with page reloading, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (applicat

    nvd.nist.gov

References