CVE-2008-0420 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey, specifically within the nsBMPDecoder.cpp module. A crafted 8-bit bitmap (BMP) file could trigger this flaw, leading to the disclosure of uninitialized memory or a denial of service (application crash). With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical, allowing for remote exploitation with medium attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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