CVE-2013-1708

Mozilla Firefox before 23.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.20 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted WAV file that is not properly handled by the nsCString::CharAt function.

Published: 2013-08-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-1708 is rated Moderate Risk (45.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.18%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1708

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.28% 3.18% -2.10%
2 2025-07-09 7.07% 5.28% -1.79%
3 2025-05-07 — 7.07% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1708

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1708

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1708

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2013-1708: 1 GLSA(s) (201309-23), 6 atom(s) (mail-client/thunderbird, mail-client/thunderbird-bin, www-client/firefox, www-client/firefox-bin, www-client/seamonkey, www-client/seamonkey-bin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1708
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1708
suse high CVE-2013-1708 severity important: SUSE including 48 source package names (MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, …), 129 product×package rows across 48 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.5, SUSE Enterprise Storage 7, … (48 product lines)): Known Not Affected 69, Fixed 60. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1708/
ubuntu low CVE-2013-1708 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (firefox), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 4, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1708

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1708

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:alpha_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:beta_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.5:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.8:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1708

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