CVE-2009-0581

Name: CVE-2009-0581
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2009-03-23T14:19:12.467+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.50%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-0581 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Memory leak in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted image file.. EPSS estimates a 2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Memory leak in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted image file.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.50%

82.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Littlecms	Little Cms	<= 1.17	—
Gimp	Gimp	< 2.9.2	—
Mozilla	Firefox	3.1	Beta1
Oracle	Openjdk	<= 7	—

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-003.htmlExploit
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/littlecms-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34367Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34382Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34400Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34408Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34442Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34450Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34454Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34463Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34782Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.487438Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1745Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:121Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162Broken Link
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-003.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0339.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502018/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502031/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34185Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021870Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-744-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0775Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487509Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49328Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10023Tool Signature
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00794.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00799.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00811.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00851.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00856.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00857.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00921.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-003.htmlExploit
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/03/littlecms-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34367Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34382Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34400Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34408Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34442Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34450Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34454Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34463Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34782Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-19.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.487438Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1745Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:121Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162Broken Link
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-003.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0339.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502018/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502031/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34185Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021870Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-744-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0775Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487509Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49328Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10023Tool Signature
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00794.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00799.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00811.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00851.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00856.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00857.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00921.htmlThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 23, 2009
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-0581?

How severe is CVE-2009-0581?

Severity scoring for CVE-2009-0581 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0581?

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Source: NVD / NIST