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CVE-2009-0792

Published: Apr 14, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-189
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
4.0%
Top 10.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple integer overflows in 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, allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for a translation request that operates on a crafted image file and targets a certain "native color space," related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-0583.

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

n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ghostscriptghostscript
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
argyllcmsargyllcms
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
ghostscriptoss-projectOSS Libraries
argyllcmsoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka argyll cms

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11207
oval.cisecurity.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0421.html
redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00460.html
redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 14, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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