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 firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade xulrunner-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade seamonkey | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 8, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey.Upgrade www-client/seamonkey-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox. | 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 Mozilla Thunderbird ESR version 17.0.8Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla ThunderbirdUpgrade 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 enigmailUpgrade xulrunnerUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-branding-upstreamUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade mozilla-js-32bitUpgrade xulrunner-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefox-buildsymbolsUpgrade seamonkey-translations-otherUpgrade xulrunner-develUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade seamonkey-ircUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade seamonkey-dom-inspectorUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade xulrunner-buildsymbolsUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade seamonkey-venkmanUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade seamonkey-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozilla-jsUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-branding-SLEDUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bit | Feb 17, 2015 | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 7, 2013 |
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