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CVE-2009-0581

Published: Mar 23, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Memory leak in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted image file.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

littlecms
oss-projectaka little cms, lcms
little cmsLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
gimp
oss-project
gimpDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
mozilla
oss-project·USaka mozilla corp.
firefoxOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
openjdkLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-003.html
scary.beasts.org
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/littlecms-vulnerabilities.html
scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com
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