The XBM decoder in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory, and…

Description

The XBM decoder in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory, and possibly obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances, via a crafted XBM image file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-200 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (35)

• SSA:2008-269-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• DSA-1697 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• firefox-xbmdecoder-information-disclosure(45361) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8401 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• USN-645-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 32144 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32010 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=449703 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-0977 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• USN-645-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 31346 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 31985 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2008:050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 31984 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32185 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32196 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1020923 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• DSA-1669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 32042 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 33433 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2661 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• SSA:2008-269-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 256408 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-45.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2008:205 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8429 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://www.blackhat.com/presentations/bh-usa-08/Hoffman/Hoffman-BH2008-CircumventingJavaScript.ppt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0882 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 32845 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1649 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 32012 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32044 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34501 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 10:00 UTC.