CVE-2009-3873 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in JDK

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer6 documents6 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
11.9%
top 6.24%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
SUN JDKSUN JRESUN SDK
Timeline
PublishedNov 5
Latest updateMay 2

Description

The JPEG Image Writer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted image file, related to a "quantization problem," aka Bug Id 6862968.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDsun/jdk1.5.0, 1.6.0+1
▶NVDsun/jre68 versions+67
▶NVDsun/sdk65 versions+64

Patches

Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗Patch: sunsolve.sun.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jgrv-c256-j463: The JPEG Image Writer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2009-3873: The JPEG Image Writer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5↗2009-11-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
OpenJDK vulnerabilities↗2009-11-12
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Red Hat
OpenJDK JPEG Image Writer quantization problem (6862968)↗2009-11-03
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2009-3873 OpenJDK JPEG Image Writer quantization problem (6862968)↗2009-10-21
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