CVE-2013-5615

Exp

The JavaScript implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23 does not properly enforce certain typeset restrictions on the generation of GetElementIC typed array stubs, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

Published: 2013-12-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5615 is rated High Exploit Risk (87/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.22%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.43% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-5615

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5615

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 2.79% 4.22% +1.43%
2 2026-06-14 2.01% 2.79% +0.77%
3 2025-07-09 — 2.01% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5615

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
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-2013-5615

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-5615

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2013-5615: 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-2013-5615
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5615
suse critical CVE-2013-5615 severity critical: SUSE including 77 source package names (MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, MozillaFirefox-24.2.0esr-0.7.1, …), 126 product×package rows across 33 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, … (33 product lines)): Fixed 126. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5615/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-5615 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-2013-5615

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5615

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox < 26.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox >= 24.0, < 24.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla seamonkey < 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird < 24.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 18 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 19 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 20 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5615

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/123437.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124108.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-December/124257.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125470.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00085.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00086.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00087.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00119.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00120.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00121.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-115.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029470 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029476 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2052-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2053-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=929261 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 Third Party Advisory
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