CVE-2009-1099
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.
- EPSS
- 5.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-189
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- sun:java_runtime_environment
- sun:java_se_development_kit
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