CVE-2014-8637

Mozilla: Uninitialized memory use during bitmap rendering (MFSA 2015-02)

Published Jan 14, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8474 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2458-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM
Reserved
Nov 6, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 14, 2015, 11:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 15, 2015, 12:00 AM