OpenJDK ImageI/O JPEG heap overflow (6874643)
Published Nov 5, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.50%
Description
Integer overflow in the JPEGImageReader implementation in the ImageI/O component in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via large subsample dimensions in a JPEG file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka Bug Id 6874643.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
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Configuration 2
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No data.
Extras for RHEL 3
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1643
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1643
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1647
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1571
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1694
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1560
RHEL 4 for SAP
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0408
RHEL 5 for SAP
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0408
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1584
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.3
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0043
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1643
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1647
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1571
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1694
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1560
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 3 | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1643 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1643 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1647 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1571 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1694 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1560 |
| RHEL 4 for SAP | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0408 |
| RHEL 5 for SAP | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0408 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1584 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.3 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0043 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1643 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1647 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1571 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1694 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1560 |
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
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- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
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Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.50% (0.09498) | 95.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.46% (0.09456) | 94.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 16.85% (0.16847) | 94.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 8.11% (0.08111) | 91.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 6.00% (0.06000) | 90.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 8.11% (0.08111) | 91.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 6.00% (0.06000) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 8.11% (0.08111) | 91.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06347) | 90.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.57% (0.11574) | 89.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06347) | 89.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.39% (0.07390) | 91.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 36.97% (0.36966) | 97.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 38.72% (0.38720) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2024 | 31.41% (0.31406) | 96.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 33.57% (0.33569) | 96.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 31.23% (0.31233) | 96.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2023 | 26.21% (0.26211) | 96.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 23.46% (0.23457) | 95.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 26.21% (0.26211) | 95.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.