10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2004-0904
Mozilla Firefox BMP Decoder Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0904 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat linux
4 Redhat linux_advanced_workstation
5 Redhat fedora_core
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla thunderbird
3 Mozilla mozilla
1 Netscape navigator
1 Conectiva linux
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in the BMP decoder for Mozilla Firefox and other related products allows for potential arbitrary code execution.
  • Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, or other affected products to the latest version.
  • Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-0904.

URL Resource
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=255067 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109698896104418&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847200 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11171 Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-261A.html US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17381
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10952
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=255067 Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109698896104418&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847200 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11171 Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-261A.html US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17381
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10952
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0904 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0904 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0904 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0904 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=255067
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109698896104418&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-26.xml
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847200
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.3
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_36_mozilla.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11171
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-261A.html
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17381
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10952
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10952 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10952 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17381 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17381 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109698896104418&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109698896104418&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900315219363&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

31.74 }} 11.03%

score

0.96661

percentile