Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments, aka Bug Id 6872358.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.8% · top 6.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• HPSBUX02503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9360 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 36881 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3970 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBMU02799 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3969 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• HPSBMU02703 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• GLSA-200911-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1694 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 37231 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12134 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 1023132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6698 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 270474 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-079/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3131 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-12-03-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 37581 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8275 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 37841 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 37239 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:084 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 37386 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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, 06:45 UTC.