CVE-2013-1722

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsAnimationManager::BuildAnimations function in the Animation Manager in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, Thunderbird before 24.0, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.9, and SeaMonkey before 2.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors involving stylesheet cloning.

Published: 2013-09-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1722 is rated High Risk (71.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.71%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.85% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1722

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 3.86% 5.71% +1.85%
2 2025-07-09 3.63% 3.86% +0.24%
3 2025-05-04 3.63%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-1722

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-1722

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-1722

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2013-1722: 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-2013-1722
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1722
suse critical CVE-2013-1722 severity critical: SUSE including 82 source package names (MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, MozillaFirefox-17.0.9esr-0.3.1, …), 110 product×package rows across 37 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (37 product lines)): Fixed 110. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1722/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-1722 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (firefox, thunderbird), 10 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1722

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-1722

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla thunderbird <= 17.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 17.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox <= 23.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 19.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 19.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 19.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 20.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 20.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 21.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:21.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 22.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 23.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird_esr 17.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 17.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:17.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-1722

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/115907.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/116610.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-September/117526.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00057.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00059.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00060.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00061.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1268.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1269.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2762
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-79.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62460
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1951-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1952-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=893308
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19031
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