How severe is CVE-2013-1675?

CVE-2013-1675 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which products are affected by CVE-2013-1675?

CVE-2013-1675 affects the following products: canonical ubuntu linux, debian debian linux, mozilla firefox, mozilla thunderbird, mozilla thunderbird esr, opensuse opensuse, redhat enterprise linux desktop, redhat enterprise linux eus, and 10 more.

How do I patch CVE-2013-1675?

Apply the canonical ubuntu linux security patch or hotfix for CVE-2013-1675 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.

How do I detect CVE-2013-1675 across my infrastructure?

Inventory every canonical ubuntu linux deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.

How do I mitigate CVE-2013-1675 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Is CVE-2013-1675 actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 2 known exploit references for CVE-2013-1675, including 2 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-1675?

CVE-2013-1675 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 6.7%, placing it in the 94th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

Is CVE-2013-1675 in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog?

Yes. CVE-2013-1675 (Mozilla Firefox Information Disclosure Vulnerability) was added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-03-03. CISA required all US federal civilian agencies to remediate this vulnerability by 2022-03-24. The required action was: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Being listed in the KEV catalog is the strongest possible confirmation of active exploitation — treat this as a critical priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-1675?

CVE-2013-1675 is classified as CWE-665 (CWE-665). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2013-1675?

CVE-2013-1675 affects canonical ubuntu linux (3 versions, e.g. 12.04, 12.10, 13.04); debian debian linux (1 version, e.g. 7.0); mozilla firefox; mozilla thunderbird, and 14 more product(s). Check the affected-products list on this page against your deployed version to confirm exposure.

When was CVE-2013-1675 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2013-1675 was published on May 16, 2013 and was last updated on June 16, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CISA KEV · ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

MEDIUM severity

CVE-2013-1675 — Ubuntu Linux

MEDIUM

CVE-2013-1675 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-665 vulnerability in canonical ubuntu linux. It is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03) — treat it as actively exploited and patch now. A fix is available — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Published

May 16, 2013

Updated

Jun 16, 2026

Affected

18 products

Patched

See advisory

Exploits

2 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 23, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

Actively exploited in the wild

Confirmed by CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-03. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-03-24.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA (KEV catalog and SSVC triage) for CVE-2013-1675.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

6.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs94th percentile — riskier than 94% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2013-1675 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 394,803 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Description

Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird before 17.0.6, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.6 do not properly initialize data structures for the nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mPreviousScale and nsDOMSVGZoomEvent::mNewScale functions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.

Affected Products

18 products · 32 configurations

ubuntu linuxcanonical

3 versions

12.0412.1013.04

debian linuxdebian

1 version

7.0

Application

firefoxmozilla

≥ 17.0 && < 17.0.6

range

Application

thunderbirdmozilla

< 17.0.6

range

Application

thunderbird esrmozilla

≥ 17.0 && < 17.0.6

range

opensuseopensuse

2 versions

12.212.3

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird…

cisa.govCISAMar 2022

Mozilla Firefox before 21.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.6, Thunderbird…

bugzilla.mozilla.orgNVDJul 2024

Detection & mitigation playbook

Vendor / appliance

Detect
Inventory every canonical ubuntu linux deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above.
Fix
Apply the canonical ubuntu linux security patch or hotfix for CVE-2013-1675 on the affected version, following the vendor advisory for your exact build.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands. Alongside that, restrict the management interface to trusted networks and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatCritical

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	`thunderbird-0:17.0.6-1.el5_9`	RHSA-2013:0821
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	`firefox-0:17.0.6-1.el5_9`	RHSA-2013:0820

UbuntuMEDIUM

USN-1822-1Ubuntu USN-1823-1Ubuntu

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CVE-2013-1675 — Ubuntu Linux

Exploitation Status

Actively exploited in the wild

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Description

Affected Products

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