Integer overflow in the JPEGImageReader implementation in the ImageI/O component 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 execute arbitrary code via large subsample dimensions in a JPEG file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka Bug Id 6874643.
CVE-2009-3874
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 94.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 5, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (54)
- cve@mitrehttp://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Dec/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00010.html
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=126566824131534&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=131593453929393&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37231
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37239
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37386
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37581
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37841
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1023132
- cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-270474-1
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-3874(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | openjdk-6-jre (6b12-0ubuntu6.6) @ intrepid | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.4.sap-1jpp.1.el5 | 2010-05-12 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5 | 2010-01-14 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5 | 2009-12-08 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.3-1jpp.1.el5 | 2009-12-08 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.7.b09.el5 | 2009-11-16 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el5 | 2009-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.17-1jpp.2.el5 | 2009-11-09 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1560IMPORTANT2009-11-03
RHSA-2009:1560 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1571IMPORTANT2009-11-03
RHSA-2009:1571 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1584IMPORTANT2009-11-03
RHSA-2009:1584 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1643IMPORTANT2009-11-03
RHSA-2009:1643 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1647IMPORTANT2009-11-03
RHSA-2009:1647 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2010:0043IMPORTANT2009-11-03
RHSA-2010:0043 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-859-1MEDIUM
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