The crypto.generateCRMFRequest function in Mozilla Firefox before 23.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, Thunderbird before 17.0.8, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via vectors related to Certificate Request Message Format (CRMF) request generation.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade xulrunnerUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade xulrunner-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mfsa2013 69 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 23.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 17.0.8 | Aug 7, 2013 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mozilla Seamonkey | — | Upgrade to Mozilla SeaMonkey version 2.20.0 | Dec 8, 2014 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla ThunderbirdUpgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird ESR version 17.0.8Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 17.0.8 | Aug 7, 2013 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbird | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 7, 2013 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 7, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade xulrunnerUpgrade xulrunner-develUpgrade xulrunner-32bitUpgrade mozilla-js-32bitUpgrade seamonkey-ircUpgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-buildsymbolsUpgrade seamonkey-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade enigmailUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamUpgrade seamonkey-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade seamonkey-dom-inspectorUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-jsUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade xulrunner-buildsymbolsUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade seamonkey-venkmanUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbolsUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade mozilla-nspr | Feb 17, 2015 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 7, 2013 |
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