CVE-2009-0793: littlecms lcms Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-0793 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in littlecms lcms. EPSS estimates a 4.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 09-04-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
cmsxform.c in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) 1.18, as used in OpenJDK and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted image that triggers execution of incorrect code for "transformations of monochrome profiles."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.83%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.83% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Littlecms1 product
- lcms1.18
Sun1 product
2 vendors · 2 products
References
26 links- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00233.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00204.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
Show all 26 references
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11340VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00203.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=492353X Refsource CONFIRM
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg00285.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA