Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | xulrunner | 1.8.0.15~pre080614h-0etch1 | DSA-1669-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | devhelp +1 | 0.12-19.el5 | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| RHEL 5 | firefox | 3.0.2-3.el5 | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| RHEL 5 | nss +3 | 3.12.1.1-1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| RHEL 5 | xulrunner +2 | 1.9.0.2-5.el5 | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| RHEL 5 | yelp | 2.16.0-21.el5 | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 3.0.2-3.el4 | RHSA-2008:0879 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 91.1.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2008:0879 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-1669-1 xulrunner - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1 MozillaThunderbird-91.1.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 32025 third-party-advisory
- 32011 third-party-advisory
- 1020916 vdb-entry
- 32096 third-party-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-42.html
- USN-645-1 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11743 vdb-entry signature
- ADV-2009-0977 vdb-entry
- USN-645-2 vendor-advisory
- 31346 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2008:050 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441368
- 32196 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-8425 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=441995
- ADV-2008-2661 vdb-entry
- SSA:2008-269-02 vendor-advisory
- 32095 third-party-advisory
- 32089 third-party-advisory
- 256408 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0879 vendor-advisory
- 31987 third-party-advisory
- firefox-imagegraphics-code-execution(45357) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=443693
- USN-647-1 vendor-advisory
- 32012 third-party-advisory
- SSA:2008-270-01 vendor-advisory
- 32044 third-party-advisory
- 34501 third-party-advisory
- 32082 third-party-advisory