# CVE-2004-0904: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening wide bitmap files, exploiting an integer overflow in the browser's image decoder.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Sep 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-238r-rqpq-9cqf

## What is CVE-2004-0904?

CVE-2004-0904 is a critical vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 24 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Integer overflow in the bitmap (BMP) decoder for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via wide bitmap files that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0904?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Conectiva Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Mozilla, Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape Navigator, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Fedora Core, Redhat Linux, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Conectiva Linux

- [CVE-2005-3625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3625/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0882](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0882/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0902](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0902/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0903/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0747/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0904 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0904 is a critical vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 24 Sep 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Conectiva Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0904/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0904/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0904
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0904
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0904

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.