CVE-2008-4064 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2008-4064?

CVE-2008-4064 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 24 Sep 2008. 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

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to graphics rendering and (1) handling of a long alert messagebox in the cairo_surface_set_device_offset function, (2) integer overflows when handling animated PNG data in the info_callback function in nsPNGDecoder.cpp, and (3) an integer overflow when handling SVG data in the nsSVGFEGaussianBlurElement::SetupPredivide function in nsSVGFilters.cpp.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4064?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4064?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-4064 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4064 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-cpqh-mhhx-jwmj.