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CVE-2009-0584

Published: Mar 23, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-189
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
4.1%
Top 10.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier and Argyll Color Management System (CMS) 1.0.3 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for processing a crafted image file associated with large integer values for certain sizes, related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-189

Affected Products

cmsargyllcms
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ghostscriptghostscript
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
n/an/a
argyllcmsoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka argyll cms
ghostscriptoss-projectOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261087
bugs.gentoo.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://osvdb.org/52988
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
Mar 23, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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