CVE-2013-1723

Mozilla: NativeKey continues handling key messages after widget is destroyed (MFSA 2013-80)

Published Sep 18, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The NativeKey widget in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 processes key messages after destruction by a dispatched event listener, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging incorrect event usage after widget-memory reallocation.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1750 The NativeKey widget in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 processes key messages after destruction by a dispatched event listener, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by leveraging incorrect event usage after widget-memory reallocation.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:13 PM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 18, 2013, 10:08 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:51 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 17, 2013, 12:00 AM