Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Mozilla memory-safety flaw that could let a malicious remote input crash the application or run code in the user’s context. The named affected products are Firefox before 17.0, Thunderbird before 17.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.14. Exposure is most likely on legacy endpoints or servers still running the affected Mozilla versions, including distro-packaged Firefox, Thunderbird, or SeaMonkey builds from that era. Treat as a legacy exposure cleanup priority. It is high impact if present, but urgency depends on whether old Mozilla clients remain in the environment. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 17.0 or later, or a vendor-backported fixed package.; Upgrade Thunderbird to 17.0 or later, or a vendor-backported fixed package.; Upgrade SeaMonkey to 2.14 or later, or a vendor-backported fixed package..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16761CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795708CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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