CVE-2009-2674

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2674
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-05 19:30:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sun Jdk 1.6.0 update2 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_1 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_10 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_11 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_12 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_13 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_2 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_3 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_4 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_5 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_6 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_7 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_8 All All
Application Sun Jdk 6 update_9 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_1 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_10 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_11 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_12 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_13 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_2 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_3 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_4 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_5 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_6 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_7 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_8 All All
Application Sun Jre 6 update_9 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-27.b16.fc11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: IBM Java 6 (SUSE-SA:2009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
HP-UX update for JRE / JDK - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for java-1.6.0-openjdk - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Sun Java (SUSE-SA:2009:0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-20.b16.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02476 SSRT090250 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Java, Remote Increase in Privilege,' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
#125136-16: Obsoleted by: 125136-17 JavaSE for business 6: update 15 patch (equivalent to JDK 6u15) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Patch
APPLE-SA-2009-09-03-1 Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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Advisories | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilites af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Gentoo updates for sun-jre-bin, sun-jdk, blackdown-jre, blackdown-jdk, and emul-linux-x86-java - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
#263428: Integer Overflow Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment When Parsing JPEG Images af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SUSE update for java-1_5_0-sun and java-1_6_0-sun - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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