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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (6 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 (26)

• HPSBUX02503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9602 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8396 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 37231 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 1023132 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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
• 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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6970 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 37581 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11746 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_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.