CVE-2013-0757

Mozilla: Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) bypass through changing prototype (MFSA 2013-14)

Published Jan 13, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 60.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 does not prevent modifications to the prototype of an object, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges by referencing Object.prototype.__proto__ in a crafted HTML document.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1681-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1681-2 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr