CVE-2013-5604

The txXPathNodeUtils::getBaseURI function in the XSLT processor in Mozilla Firefox before 25.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.10 and 24.x before 24.1, Thunderbird before 24.1, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.10, and SeaMonkey before 2.22 does not properly initialize data, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via crafted documents.

Published: 2013-10-30 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5604 is rated High Risk (70.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.86%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.16% 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-2013-5604

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 2025-07-09 5.71% 6.86% +1.16%
2 2025-06-15 6.67% 5.71% -0.96%
3 2025-04-09 6.67%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5604

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-2013-5604

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-5604

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2013-5604: 1 GLSA(s) (201504-01), 7 atom(s) (dev-libs/nspr, mail-client/thunderbird, …); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-5604
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5604
suse high CVE-2013-5604 severity important: SUSE including 62 source package names (MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, MozillaFirefox-31.1.0esr-1.20, …), 78 product×package rows across 28 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (28 product lines)): Fixed 78. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5604/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-5604 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (firefox, thunderbird), 12 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 10, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5604

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5604

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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 thunderbird_esr 17.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird_esr:17.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.11:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.14:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.15:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:2.15:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5604

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