HIGH
LittleCms integer overflow
Published Mar 23, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.03%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0377
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
lcms-0:1.18-0.1.beta1.el5_3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0339
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0377 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | lcms-0:1.18-0.1.beta1.el5_3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0339 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.03% 0.05027
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05027
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.03% (0.05027) | 92.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.03% (0.05027) | 91.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.32% (0.01316) | 78.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 21, 2025 | 1.99% (0.01990) | 88.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 73.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00427) | 71.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00600) | 75.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00668) | 76.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 72.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 69.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.88% (0.03883) | 85.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.88% (0.03883) | 84.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.88% (0.03883) | 67.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (44)
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- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-003.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 23, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 24, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0723
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a