CVE-2009-0581 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in LittleCMS allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted image files, affecting applications like Firefox and GIMP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-0581?
CVE-2009-0581 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gimp Gimp, published on 23 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0581?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Gimp Gimp, Littlecms Little Cms, Mozilla Firefox, Oracle Openjdk.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0581?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-0581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m87-9x7m-6v4q.