# CVE-2009-4776: Buffer overflow in Hitachi Cosminexus V4 through V8, Processing Kit for XML, and Developer's Kit for Java, as used in products such as uCosm

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-04-21 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in Hitachi Cosminexus V4 through V8, Processing Kit for XML, and Developer's Kit for Java, as used in products such as uCosminexus, Electronic Form Workflow, Groupmax, and IBM XL C/C++ Enterprise Edition 7 and 8, allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via vectors related to the use of GIF image processing APIs by a Java application, and a different issue from CVE-2007-3794.

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## References

- http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS09-014/index.html
- http://osvdb.org/57834
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36309
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36622
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2574

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