CVE-2008-4064
CWE-399Published: September 24, 2008· Updated: Jun 16, 2026
Official 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.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2008-4064 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2008-4064 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts