Integer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15 allows…

Description

Integer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image that is not properly handled during display to a splash screen, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.4% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-050/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1200 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 36162 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-2543 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• HPSBUX02476 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10073 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 36248 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 263428 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-8329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• TA09-294A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 36180 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8073 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 36176 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-8337 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2009:016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37300 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-09-03-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1201 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:043 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• sun-jre-jpeg-bo(52339) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:59 UTC.