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CVE-2009-0723

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0723 describes multiple integer overflows in LittleCMS (lcms) versions prior to 1.18beta2, affecting products like Firefox, OpenJDK, and GIMP. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a crafted image file, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gimp:gimp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:3.1:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sun:openjdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 1.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:little_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0503 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: lcms-0:1.18-0.1.beta1.el5_3.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0723Moderate

LittleCms integer overflow

Mar 19, 2009

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com / 2009/03/littlecms-vulnerabilities.html
Exploit
scary.beasts.org / security/CESA-2009-003.html
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/34367
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/34382
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secunia.com / advisories/34400
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secunia.com / advisories/34408
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secunia.com / advisories/34418
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secunia.com / advisories/34442
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secunia.com / advisories/34450
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secunia.com / advisories/34454
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secunia.com / advisories/34463
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secunia.com / advisories/34632
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secunia.com / advisories/34675
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secunia.com / advisories/34782
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200904-19.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/49326
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11780
Tool Signature
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00794.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00799.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00811.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00851.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00856.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00857.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00921.html
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1745
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1769
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
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mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
ocert.org / advisories/ocert-2009-003.html
Third Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0339.html
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/502018/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/502031/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/34185
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-744-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0775
Broken Link