Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2009-3867
Stack-based buffer overflow in the HsbParser.getSoundBank function in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file: URL in an argument, aka Bug Id 6854303.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.732 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.734 · newest: 0.732 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Sun Java Se
- Sun Jdk — versions 1.5.0, 1.6.0
- Sun Jre — versions 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.4.2_1
- Sun Sdk — versions 1.4.2_01, 1.4.2_1, 1.4.2_2
- Sun Solaris
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-076/ (Patch)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36881 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6746 (signature, vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3970
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3969
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1694.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3867?
- CVE-2009-3867 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-11-05.
- Is CVE-2009-3867 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.