CVE-2004-0904

Integer overflow in the bitmap (BMP) decoder for Mozilla Firefox before the Preview Release, Mozilla before 1.7.3, and Thunderbird before 0.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via wide bitmap files that trigger heap-based buffer overflows.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0904 is rated High Risk (67.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.01%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0904

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 36.92% 8.01% -28.91%
2 2026-05-30 31.75% 36.92% +5.17%
3 2025-08-03 — 31.75% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0904

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0904

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-0904

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2004-0904: 1 GLSA(s) (200409-26), 7 atom(s) (mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird, mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin, …); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-0904
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0904

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0904

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
mozilla firefox 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla firefox 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla mozilla 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla mozilla 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla mozilla 1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla mozilla 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mozilla thunderbird 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape navigator 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape navigator 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape navigator 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netscape navigator 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
conectiva linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:enterprise_server_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:workstation_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation_server:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat fedora_core core_1.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora_core:core_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:i686:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:9.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux_advanced_workstation 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat linux_advanced_workstation 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1:*:itanium_processor:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0904

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