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TI-2009-00755 Aliases CVE-2009-0793GHSA-mqm3-p699-wmxx

cmsxform.c in LittleCMS (aka lcms or liblcms) 1.18, as used in OpenJDK and other…

Priority LOW 28CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04834 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.18Vulnerablelittlecms
cpe:2.3:a:sun:openjdk:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:littlecms:lcms:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.18 Vulnerable ·littlecms
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:openjdk:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:0377 Released 2009-04-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    java-1.6.0-openjdk security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0377
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0377

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0793
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqm3-p699-wmxx

References

Advisory 13

Other 3

Sources

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