CVE-2013-6671

Exp

The nsGfxScrollFrameInner::IsLTR function in Mozilla Firefox before 26.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.2, Thunderbird before 24.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.23 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted use of JavaScript code for ordered list elements.

Published: 2013-12-11 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-6671 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.08%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2013-6671

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-6671

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 2026-06-18 10.87% 11.08% +0.20%
2 2026-06-15 13.81% 10.87% -2.94%
3 2026-06-14 13.81%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-6671

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]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-6671

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-6671

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2013-6671: 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-2013-6671
redhat critical https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6671
suse critical CVE-2013-6671 severity critical: SUSE including 84 source package names (MozillaFirefox-140.2.0-160000.1.2, MozillaFirefox-24.2.0esr-0.7.1, …), 140 product×package rows across 35 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, … (35 product lines)): Fixed 126, Known Not Affected 14. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6671/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-6671 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-2013-6671

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-6671

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_eus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:-:*:*:*
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-2013-6671

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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1812.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-111.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64212 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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=930281 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 Third Party Advisory
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