CVE DATABASE / CVE-2009-1099
CVE-2009-1099
CVSS 7.5 · HIGH
Summary
Integer signedness error in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier, and 6 Update 12 and earlier, allows remote attackers to access files or execute arbitrary code via crafted glyph descriptions in a Type1 font, which bypasses a signed comparison and triggers a buffer overflow.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 7.5 (HIGH) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | PARTIAL |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Sun java runtime environmentSun java se development kit
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References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01745133
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=777
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124344236532162&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35156
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35223
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35776
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36185
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-23. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.