CVE-2013-0744
Use-after-free vulnerability in the TableBackgroundPainter::TableBackgroundData::Destroy function...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the TableBackgroundPainter::TableBackgroundData::Destroy function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an HTML document with a table containing many columns and column groups.
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Use-after-free vulnerability in the TableBackgroundPainter::TableBackgroundData::Destroy function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an HTML document with a table containing many columns and column groups.
- Record
CVE-2013-0744- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the TableBackgroundPainter::TableBackgroundData::Destroy function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an HTML document with a table containing many columns and column groups.
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CVE-2013-0744- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0755 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the TableBackgroundPainter::TableBackgroundData::Destroy function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an HTML document with a table containing many columns and column groups.
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EUVD-2013-0755- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hfm6-8rw8-xwh8 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the TableBackgroundPainter::TableBackgroundData::Destroy function...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the TableBackgroundPainter::TableBackgroundData::Destroy function in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.12 and 17.x before 17.0.2, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an HTML document with a table containing many columns and column groups.
- Record
GHSA-hfm6-8rw8-xwh8- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 No score
MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1 No score
seamonkey-2.40-6.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the seamonkey-2.40-6.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 No score
MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score
firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- mozilla firefox
- mozilla seamonkey
- mozilla thunderbird
- mozilla thunderbird esr
- canonical ubuntu linux
- opensuse
- redhat enterprise linux desktop
- redhat enterprise linux eus
- redhat enterprise linux server
- redhat enterprise linux server aus
- redhat enterprise linux workstation
- suse linux enterprise desktop
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Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-1.el5_9 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
firefoxRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
firefox-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunnerRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
xulrunner-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-1.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:rhel_productivity:5 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 | 0:10.0.12-3.el5_9 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
thunderbirdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
thunderbird-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 | 0:10.0.12-3.el6_3 |
MozillaFirefoxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 899 CVEs |
before 50.1.0-1.1 | 50.1.0-1.1 |
MozillaThunderbirdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 560 CVEs |
before 45.5.1-1.1 | 45.5.1-1.1 |
firefox-esropenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs |
before 128.5.1-1.1 | 128.5.1-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0744 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published January 13, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.15%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17007
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0145.html
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4
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bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=814713
mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-05.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0744
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hfm6-8rw8-xwh8
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0144
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891811
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0144.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0744
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5913
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