Buffer overflow in Sun Java Se
CVE-2009-2719
The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (81.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/37460 (third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/37386 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 (vdb-entry)