Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Mozilla memory-safety flaw that could let a remote attacker crash Firefox or Thunderbird, or potentially run code. It affects Firefox before 21.0 and Thunderbird/Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6. Current risk is mainly legacy systems or frozen enterprise images. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Mozilla Firefox or Thunderbird installations from before the May 2013 fixed releases, including old Linux distribution packages. Supported, regularly updated browsers and mail clients should not be affected, but long-lived appliances, gold images, and offline endpoints need inventory confirmation. Treat as a legacy exposure cleanup item with high impact if found. It should not displace urgent actively exploited vulnerabilities, but any vulnerable browser or mail client on a reachable user workstation deserves prompt remediation. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 21.0 or later where applicable.; Upgrade Firefox ESR 17.x to 17.0.6 or later.; Upgrade Thunderbird or Thunderbird ESR 17.x to 17.0.6 or later..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=848237CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17085CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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