# CVE-2009-0723: Integer overflow in n/a

> Integer overflows in LittleCMS allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted image files, affecting applications like Firefox and GIMP.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Mar 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-98mq-jm9g-w68j

## What is CVE-2009-0723?

CVE-2009-0723 is a critical 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

Multiple integer overflows in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) before 1.18beta2, as used in Firefox 3.1beta, OpenJDK, and GIMP, allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0723?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Gimp Gimp, Littlecms Little Cms, Mozilla Firefox, Sun Openjdk.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0723?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2009-0723 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gimp Gimp

- [CVE-2010-4541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4541/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-3909](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3909/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1570](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1570/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-0733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0733/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2018-12713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12713/): Race condition in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0723 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0723 is a critical 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0723 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gimp Gimp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0723/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0723/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0723
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0723
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0723

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0723/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.