CVE-2008-0420
modules/libpr0n/decoders/bmp/nsBMPDecoder.cpp in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 does not properly perform certain calculations related to the mColors table, which allows remote attackers to read portions of memory uninitialized via a crafted 8-bit bitmap (BMP) file that triggers an out-of-bounds read within the heap, as demonstrated using a CANVAS element; or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted 8-bit bitmap file that triggers an out-of-bounds read. NOTE: the initial public reports stated that this affected Firefox in Ubuntu 6.06 through 7.10.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 2.2% (83th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-0430)
- Published
- February 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0430 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mozilla / firefox
- mozilla / firefox
- mozilla / firefox
- mozilla / firefox
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- mozilla / seamonkey
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References
- http://browser.netscape.com/releasenotes/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28758(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28839(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29049(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29098(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29167(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30327(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30620(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019434
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238492-1
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-18.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:048
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-07.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488264/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27826
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-582-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0627/references(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1793/references(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=408076
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40491
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40606
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10119
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/576-1/
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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