CVE-2009-2369

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-07-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in the wxImage::Create function in src/common/image.cpp in wxWidgets 2.8.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Affected products

wxWidgets: 2.8.10

References

http://osvdb.org/55520
http://secunia.com/advisories/35351
http://secunia.com/advisories/35913
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35552
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51516
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00693.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00712.html
http://osvdb.org/55520
http://secunia.com/advisories/35351
http://secunia.com/advisories/35913
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35552

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