VDB-144836 · CVE-2013-2259 · BID 61089

Cryptocat up to 2.0.21 Firefox Conversation Overview input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cryptocat up to 2.0.21. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Firefox Conversation Overview. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-2259. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cryptocat up to 2.0.21. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Firefox Conversation Overview. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cryptocat before 2.0.22 has Arbitrary Code Execution on Firefox Conversation Overview

The weakness was released 11/04/2019 by Maxim Rupp. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2259 since 02/19/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.0.22 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 61089†) and OSVDB (94995†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-9432. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

Cryptocat

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cryptocat 2.0.22

Timelineinfo

11/07/2012 🔍
02/19/2013 +104 days 🔍
11/04/2019 +2449 days 🔍
11/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/04/2024 +1552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tobtu.com
Researcher: Maxim Rupp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-2259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144836
SecurityFocus: 61089 - Cryptocat CVE-2013-2259 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 94995

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2019 10:34
Updated: 02/04/2024 07:36
Changes: 11/05/2019 10:34 (39), 11/05/2019 10:39 (21), 02/04/2024 07:36 (4)
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