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CVE-2009-0584

CWE-189Published: March 23, 2009· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

9.3

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and earlier and Argyll Color Management System (CMS) 1.0.3 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by using a device file for processing a crafted image file associated with large integer values for certain sizes, related to an ICC profile in a (1) PostScript or (2) PDF file with embedded images.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2009-0584 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityM

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityC

IntegrityC

AvailabilityC

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

argyllcms1 product(s)

cms

ghostscript1 product(s)

ghostscript

Source: NVD CPE · 14 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34373

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34381

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34393

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34398

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34437

ADVISORYhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0345.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0776

ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0777

ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0816

ADVISORYhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00770.html

ADVISORYhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00772.html

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34373

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34381

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34393

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34398

ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34437

ADVISORYhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0345.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0776

ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0777

ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0816

ADVISORYhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00770.html

ADVISORYhttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00772.html

All References (82)

→

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=261087

→

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html

→

http://osvdb.org/52988

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34266

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34373Vendor Advisory

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34381Vendor Advisory

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34393Vendor Advisory

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34398Vendor Advisory

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34418

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34437Vendor Advisory

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34443

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34469

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/34729

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/35559

→

http://secunia.com/advisories/35569

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2009-0584

CVSS Score9.3 / 10

SeverityCRITICAL

WeaknessCWE-189

CISA KEVNo

Affected2 vendor(s)

PublishedMar 23, 2009

Related CVEs (CWE-189)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2009-0584 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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