# CVE-2009-0723: Multiple integer overflows in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allow context

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-03-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple integer overflows in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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## References

- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00851.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34632
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34450
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021869
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00811.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-744-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1745
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34675
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34454
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34442
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00856.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00921.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00794.html
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34382
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.487438
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49326
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487508
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502031/100/0/threaded
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-003.html
- http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/littlecms-vulnerabilities.html

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