CVE-2008-4069: mozilla firefox
CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 24-09-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-4069 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 1.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.66%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4Timeline
- 24-09-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The XBM decoder in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to read uninitialized memory, and possibly obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances, via a crafted XBM image file.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.66%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.66% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.66%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mozilla2 products
- firefox≤ 2.0.0.16 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9:rc | 0.9.1 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.3 | 0.9_rc | 0.10 | 0.10.1 | 1.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5:beta1 | 1.5:beta2 | 1.5.0.1 | 1.5.0.2 | 1.5.0.3 | 1.5.0.4 | 1.5.0.5 | 1.5.0.6 | 1.5.0.7 | 1.5.0.8 | 1.5.0.9 | 1.5.0.10 | 1.5.0.11 | 1.5.0.12 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.4 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 1.5.7 | 1.5.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0.0.1 | 2.0.0.10 | 2.0.0.11 | 2.0.0.12 | 2.0.0.13 | 2.0.0.14 | 2.0.0.15
- seamonkey≤ 1.1.11 | 1.0 | 1.0:beta | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.99 | 1.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.10
1 vendor · 2 products
References
35 links- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.405232Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01384.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=449703X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 35 references
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-45.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- download.novell.com/Download?buildid=WZXONb-tqBw~X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg01403.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11000VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL