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CVE-2009-1098

Buffer overflow in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier; 6 Update

Buffer overflow in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier.

6 Update 12 and earlier.

1.4.2_19 and earlier.

and 1.3.1_24 and earlier allows remote attackers to access files or execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image, aka CR 6804998.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.07419
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

7
sun jdk<= 1.5.0
sun jdk<= 1.6.0
sun jdkall versions
sun jre<= 1.5.0
sun jre<= 1.6.0
sun jreall versions
sun jre<= 1.3.1_24

Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD25 Mar 2009 · 11:30 PM

Vendor Advisories

8
rhsaRHSA-2010:0043Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:1662Important
rhsaRHSA-2009:0392Important
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References & Sources

41
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