CVE-2009-0581

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.12% Top 20%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00851.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34450 third party advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00811.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-744-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1745 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49328 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34454 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021870 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34442 third party advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00856.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00921.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00794.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-003.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34382 third party advisory broken link
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.487438 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502031/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-003.html third party advisory
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/littlecms-vulnerabilities.html exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34782 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34367 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0339.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0775 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34463 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34408 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34400 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:121 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502018/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487509 issue tracking
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00799.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10023 vdb entry tool signature signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34185 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-19.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00857.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0581?
CVE-2009-0581 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0581?
To fix CVE-2009-0581, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0581 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0581 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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