Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1 Event Listener HandleEventSubType resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is the function libxul.so!nsEventListenerManager::HandleEventSubType of the component Event Listener. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-5616. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1 (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects the function libxul.so!nsEventListenerManager::HandleEventSubType of the component Event Listener. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsEventListenerManager::HandleEventSubType function in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors related to mListeners event listeners.

The weakness was presented 12/10/2013 by Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber with BlackBerry Security Automated Analysis Team as MFSA2013-108 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at mozilla.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5616 since 08/26/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71354 (CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1812)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121631 (Red Hat Update for Xulrunner Firefox (RHSA-2013:1812)).

Upgrading to version 26 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (71354), OSVDB (100812†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42541†). See VDB-11450, VDB-11453, VDB-11454 and VDB-11459 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 71354
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : firefox (CESA-2013:1812)
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OpenVAS ID: 881839
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2013:1812 centos5
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 26

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2013-108
Researcher: Tyson Smith, Jesse Schwartzentruber
Organization: BlackBerry Security Automated Analysis Team
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CVE: CVE-2013-5616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11458

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OSVDB: 100812
SecurityTracker: 1029470
Vulnerability Center: 42541 - Multiple Mozilla Products Remote Use-After-Free Vulnerability Via Vectors Related to mListeners, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2013 10:49
Updated: 11/25/2025 19:51
Changes: 12/12/2013 10:49 (78), 01/31/2018 09:55 (2), 06/04/2021 08:19 (3), 06/04/2021 08:21 (11), 06/04/2021 08:24 (1), 11/25/2025 19:51 (20)
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