First published: Wed Sep 24 2008(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Mozilla Firefox | <=3.0.1 | |
Mozilla Firefox | =3.0 |
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CVE-2008-4064 is considered to have a high severity due to potential remote code execution and denial of service risks.
Mozilla Firefox versions before 3.0.2, including 3.0 and up to 3.0.1, are affected by CVE-2008-4064.
To patch CVE-2008-4064, upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 3.0.2 or later.
CVE-2008-4064 can lead to memory corruption, application crashes, and potentially arbitrary code execution.
Yes, CVE-2008-4064 can be exploited remotely through specific vectors related to graphics rendering.