CVE-2004-0904: Critical – Integer overflow in the bitmap (BMP) decoder for Mozilla Firefox

◆ SAGE Intelligence — CITED Relevance Research Team

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2004. A critical vulnerability affects Conectiva systems (CVE-2004-0904). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

BSID: BS-2004-GLOBAL-008185-C • Model: rule-based-v1 • Confidence: MEDIUM

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2004-0904?

This vulnerability was disclosed in 2004. A critical vulnerability affects Conectiva systems (CVE-2004-0904). No public exploit code is currently available. Isolate affected systems if patching is not feasible.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0904?

CVE-2004-0904 has CVSS 10.0 (Critical). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS: 8.0%.

Is CVE-2004-0904 actively exploited?

No confirmed active exploitation of CVE-2004-0904 as of 2026-05-30.

How do I remediate CVE-2004-0904?

Priority: MEDIUM. Advisory: http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=255067 PSIRT: [email protected]

What systems are affected by CVE-2004-0904?

CVE-2004-0904 affects: Conectiva, Mozilla, Mozilla, Mozilla, Netscape, Redhat, Redhat, Redhat.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID	`CVE-2004-0904`
BSID	`BS-2004-GLOBAL-008185-C` BreachSpider Global ID
CVSS Vector	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`
Published	2004-12-31
Last Modified	2026-04-16
ICS Relevance	0%
Source	NVD

Official Description

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.

Source: NIST NVD / MITRE CVE Database

Attack Vector Analysis — CITED Relevance

Vulnerability details: 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. CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Exploitation Likelihood: LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Fixed Version
Conectiva	Linux	—
Mozilla	Mozilla	—
Mozilla	Thunderbird	—
Mozilla	Firefox	—
Netscape	Navigator	—
Redhat	Linux	—
Redhat	Fedora Core	—
Redhat	Linux Advanced Workstation	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	—
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	—

Remediation

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Remediation Priority: MEDIUM

Vendor PSIRT: [email protected]

Threat Intelligence

● Threat Intelligence Validated: July 2026 | Threat Age: 7863 Days

CISA KEV	Not in KEV catalog
Public Exploit	Not confirmed
PoC Code	Not confirmed

SAGE Enrichment Record — provenance & audit hash

Model	`rule-based-v1`
Confidence	MEDIUM
Enriched At	2026-05-24
SHA-512 Audit Hash	`1bfd8d3bb7eab3e2e04b80c404c27d86fd3a5b59214de8c7f6bd596c07e925b39f738ac295a17bdfee1c46b47432afa596c6dc653989469b87e90ff85d72617a`

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