CVE-2014-8637

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-8637
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermozilla
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-01-14 11:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMozilla Firefox before 35.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.32 do not properly initialize memory for BMP images, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web page that triggers the rendering of malformed BMP data within a CANVAS element.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Seamonkey All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0192-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Security Advisory SA62253 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Uninitialized memory use during bitmap rendering — Mozilla af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0180-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA62316 - Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA62250 - Ubuntu update for firefox - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Mozilla Firefox/SeaMonkey Bitmap Rendering Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0077-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA62242 - Ubuntu update for ubufox - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0171-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Conduct Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0173-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.mozilla.org
Security Advisory SA62446 - Waterfox Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Advisory SA62790 - SUSE update for seamonkey - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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