MEDIUM
lcms: Null pointer dereference (DoS) by handling transformations of monochrome profiles
Published Apr 9, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.83%
Description
cmsxform.c in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) 1.18, as used in OpenJDK and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted image that triggers execution of incorrect code for "transformations of monochrome profiles."
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
Will not fix
| 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 | Will not fix | n/a |
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.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.83% 0.04834
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04834
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.83% (0.04834) | 91.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.85% (0.04852) | 90.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.74% (0.10736) | 92.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.54% (0.09543) | 87.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.74% (0.10736) | 92.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 7.43% (0.07431) | 94.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.04% (0.06042) | 93.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 4.26% (0.04262) | 92.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 5.27% (0.05271) | 92.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2023 | 4.67% (0.04673) | 91.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 5.20% (0.05201) | 92.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 3.48% (0.03479) | 90.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 4.03% (0.04032) | 90.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.30% (0.04297) | 90.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 9, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 4, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0793
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a