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 thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbird | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Mfsa2013 69 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 17.0.8Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 23.0 | 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 Mozilla Thunderbird version 17.0.8Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird ESR 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 mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozilla-jsUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade seamonkey-venkmanUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade xulrunner-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade mozillathunderbirdUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade seamonkey-dom-inspectorUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sledUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade seamonkey-translations-commonUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade xulrunner-develUpgrade seamonkey-translations-otherUpgrade mozillafirefoxUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade enigmailUpgrade seamonkey-ircUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-otherUpgrade xulrunnerUpgrade mozillafirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-js-32bitUpgrade xulrunner-32bitUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade mozillafirefox-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bit | Feb 17, 2015 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 7, 2013 |
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