CVE-2013-5607

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.

Published: 2013-11-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5607 is rated Moderate Risk (60.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.96%). Mandatory action: 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-2013-5607

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 2.21% 2.96% +0.75%
2 2026-05-24 1.59% 2.21% +0.62%
3 2025-03-30 1.59%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5607

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5607

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-5607

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-5607 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nspr), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5607
gentoo normal CVE-2013-5607: 2 GLSA(s) (201406-19, 201504-01), 8 atom(s) (dev-libs/nspr, dev-libs/nss, …); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-5607
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5607
suse medium CVE-2013-5607 severity moderate: SUSE including 45 source package names (libfreebl3, libfreebl3-3.15.3-0.3.1, …), 154 product×package rows across 31 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, … (31 product lines)): Fixed 93, Known Not Affected 61. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5607/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-5607 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (firefox, nspr, thunderbird), 18 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 15, ignored 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5607

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5607

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime <= 4.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.8.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla netscape_portable_runtime 4.10 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:netscape_portable_runtime:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey <= 2.22 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:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5607

URL Tags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00080.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1791.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1829.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-19.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2820
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-103.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63802
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2031-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2032-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2087-1
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=927687
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=mozilla.dev.tech.nspr/_8AcygMEjSA/mm_cqQzLPFQJ
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
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