Mozilla SeaMonkey up to 2.22 Netscape Portable Runtime PL_ArenaAllocate numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Mozilla SeaMonkey. This vulnerability affects the function PL_ArenaAllocate of the component Netscape Portable Runtime. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5607. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla SeaMonkey (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function PL_ArenaAllocate of the component Netscape Portable Runtime. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the PL_ArenaAllocate function in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR) before 4.10.2, as used in Firefox before 25.0.1, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.11 and 24.x before 24.1.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.22.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted X.509 certificate, a related issue to CVE-2013-1741.

The weakness was shared 11/20/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at groups.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5607 since 08/26/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72115 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : nspr vulnerability (USN-2087-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350479 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for nss: ALAS-2013-265).

Upgrading to version 2.14 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72115), SecurityFocus (BID 63802†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42345†). The entries VDB-11206, VDB-11827, VDB-11825 and VDB-11826 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 72115
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.10 : nspr vulnerability (USN-2087-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 702820
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2820-1 (nspr - integer overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SeaMonkey 2.14

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08/26/2013 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org

Advisory: USN-2087-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5607 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5607
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65519

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SecurityFocus: 63802
Vulnerability Center: 42345 - Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime as Used in Multiple Mozilla Products Remote DoS and Possible Other Unspecified Vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-5607), Medium

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 11/25/2025 19:51
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (72), 05/15/2017 11:46 (3), 01/10/2022 16:22 (3), 01/10/2022 16:29 (1), 01/10/2022 16:37 (2), 11/25/2025 19:51 (18)
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