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FKIE_CVE-2014-8637

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-01-14 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:17
Severity
Summary
Mozilla 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.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62242
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62250
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62253
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62316
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62418
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62446
security@mozilla.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62790
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-02.htmlVendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72048
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1094536
security@mozilla.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99957
security@mozilla.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62242
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62250
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62253
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62316
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62418
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62446
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62790
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-02.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72048
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1094536
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99957
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla seamonkey *
mozilla firefox *
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