CVE-2009-2369

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.

Published: 2009-07-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2369 is rated Moderate Risk (58.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.82%). EPSS rose +1.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2369

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.56% 2.82% +1.26%
2 2025-03-30 1.74% 1.56% -0.18%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.74% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2369

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2369

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-2369

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2009-2369: 1 GLSA(s) (201009-01), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/wxGTK); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-2369
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2369
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-2369 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (wxwidgets2.6, wxwidgets2.8), 20 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 8, ignored 7, released 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-2369

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2369

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wxwidgets wxwidgets 2.8.10 cpe:2.3:a:wxwidgets:wxwidgets:2.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2369

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