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CVE-2009-0793

Publication date 9 April 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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."

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lcms 10.10 maverick
Fixed 1.18.dfsg-1ubuntu2.10.10.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1.18.dfsg-1ubuntu2.10.04.1
9.10 karmic
Fixed 1.18.dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
9.04 jaunty Ignored
8.10 intrepid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.16-7ubuntu1.3
7.10 gutsy Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored
openjdk-6 10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty Ignored
8.10 intrepid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 6b18-1.8.2-4ubuntu1~8.04.1
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

as per upstream post to lcms-user: No code injection can be done using this bug. Using monochrome profiles is rare, and using them in the output direction is a corner case. This bug is only exploitable if the application uses monochrome output, and then the crafted profile should be in the output direction. Does not affect input profiles, so an attacker could NOT use this flaw by creating a specially-crafted image.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
lcms

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1043-1
    • Little CMS vulnerability
    • 12 January 2011

Other references