CVE-2009-3874

Integer overflow in the JPEGImageReader implementation in the ImageI/O component 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 execute arbitrary code via large subsample dimensions in a JPEG file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka Bug Id 6874643.

• CWE-189

• https://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
• https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126566824131534&w=2
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131593453929393&w=2
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37231Vendor Advisory
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37239
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37581
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37841
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• https://securitytracker.com/id?1023132
• https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270474-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
• https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1694.html
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-080/Patch
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11566
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12057
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7442
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8603
• https://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
• https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
• https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126566824131534&w=2
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131593453929393&w=2
• https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37231Vendor Advisory
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37239
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37386
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37581
• https://secunia.com/advisories/37841
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
• https://securitytracker.com/id?1023132
• https://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270474-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
• https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:084
• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html
• https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1694.html
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881
• https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3131Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-080/Patch
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11566
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12057
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7442
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8603

Published

Nov 5, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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