---
title: "CVE-2013-1728\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1728?format=md
keywords: index, follow
---

# CVE-2013-1728

Publication date 17 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

---

Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

Toggle side navigation

## Description

The IonMonkey JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 24.0, Thunderbird
before 24.0, and SeaMonkey before 2.21, when Valgrind mode is used, does
not properly initialize memory, which makes it easier for remote attackers
to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 13.04 raring | Fixed 24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| thunderbird | 13.04 raring | Fixed 1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.13.04.1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |

---

* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1728)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1728)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-1728)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1728)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1952-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1952-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 18 September 2013

+ [USN-1951-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1951-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 17 September 2013

### Other references

* <http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-85.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1728>
