cve/2009/CVE-2009-3873.md

### [CVE-2009-3873](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3873)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9602

#### Github
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