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CVE-2009-0581

Published: Mar 23, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

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

Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
little cmslittlecms
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
gimpgimp
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
firefoxmozilla
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
littlecmsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka little cms, lcms
gimposs-projectConsumer Softwareaka gimp
mozillaoss-projectUSConsumer Softwareaka mozilla corp.
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.

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Official Patch Available

References

http://www.debian.org/security/dsa-1745/
debian.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0723
cve.mitre.org
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0581
cve.mitre.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 23, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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