CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-3873: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Nov 05 2009(Updated: )

The JPEG Image Writer 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 gain privileges via a crafted image file, related to a "quantization problem," aka Bug Id 6862968.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_9
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_4
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_3
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_14
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_5
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_7
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_15
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_19
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_13
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_13
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_21
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_6
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_11
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_13
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_12
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_9
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_18
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_1
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_2
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_3
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_16
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_11
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_10
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_15
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_10
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_15
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_5
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_5
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_6
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_14
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_1
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_3
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_19
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_17
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_16
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_6
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_5
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_20
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_8
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_13
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_10
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_2
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_18
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_20
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_16
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_8
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_16
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_4
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_8
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_3
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_1
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_17
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_12
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_4
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_7
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_21
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_7
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_14
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_11
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_15
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_12
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_7
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_4
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update_9
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_1
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update_6
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_9
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_12
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_14
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_8
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.5.0-update_2
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update_11
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_1
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_2
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_02
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_03
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_3
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_4
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_04
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_05
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_5
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_06
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_6
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_7
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_07
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_8
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_08
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_09
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_9
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_10
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_11
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_12
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_13
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_14
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_15
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_16
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_17
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_18
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_19
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_20
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_21
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_22
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_01
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_1
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_2
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_02
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_03
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_3
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_04
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_4
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_5
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_05
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_6
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_06
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_07
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_7
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_8
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_08
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_09
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_9
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_10
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_11
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_12
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_13
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_14
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_15
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_16
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_17
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_18
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_19
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_20
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_21
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.4.2_22
Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS)
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_1
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_01
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_01a
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_02
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_2
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_03
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_3
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_4
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_04
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_05
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_5
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_06
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_6
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_07
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_7
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_8
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_08
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_9
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_09
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_10
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_11
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_12
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_13
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_14
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_15
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_16
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_17
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_18
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_19
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_20
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_21
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_22
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_23
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_24
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.3.1_25
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_01
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_01a
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_2
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_02
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_03
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_3
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_4
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_04
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_5
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_05
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_6
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_06
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_7
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_07
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_8
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_08
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_9
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_09
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_10
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_11
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_12
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_13
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_14
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_15
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_16
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_17
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_18
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_19
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_20
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_21
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_22
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_23
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_24
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.3.1_25
Microsoft Windows Operating System
Java
Java Development Kit (JDK)=1.6.0-update2
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.4.2_01

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-3873?

    The severity of CVE-2009-3873 is considered critical due to the potential for remote privilege escalation.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-3873?

    To fix CVE-2009-3873, update to JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 22 or later, JDK and JRE 6 Update 17 or later, or SDK and JRE 1.4.2_24 or later.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2009-3873?

    CVE-2009-3873 affects multiple versions of Sun JDK and JRE including versions 1.5.0 before Update 22 and 1.6.0 before Update 17.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-3873?

    CVE-2009-3873 is a remote privilege escalation vulnerability in the JPEG Image Writer component of Java.

  • Can CVE-2009-3873 be exploited remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2009-3873 can be exploited remotely through specially crafted image files.

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