CVE-2009-3873

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 5, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2009-3873: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix