CVE-2013-1729

low
Published 2013-09-18 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
VIR risk
2.6

Description

The WebGL implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, when NVIDIA graphics drivers are used on Mac OS X, allows remote attackers to obtain desktop-screenshot data by reading from a CANVAS element.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosnot-affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
mozilla mozillafirefox{"endIncluding":"23.0.1"}
mozilla mozillafirefox19.0
mozilla mozillafirefox19.0.1
mozilla mozillafirefox19.0.2
mozilla mozillafirefox20.0
mozilla mozillafirefox20.0.1
mozilla mozillafirefox21.0
mozilla mozillafirefox22.0
mozilla mozillafirefox23.0

References

CWEs

CWE-200

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.