CVE-2009-1097
Multiple buffer overflows in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 12 and earlier allow remote attackers to access files or execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted PNG image that triggers an integer overflow during memory allocation for display on the splash screen, aka CR 6804996; and (2) a crafted GIF image from which unspecified values are used in calculation of offsets, leading to object-pointer corruption, aka CR 6804997.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 7.1% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1098)
- Published
- March 25, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1098 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jdk
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
- sun / jre
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=779
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=780
- 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/2009-07/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124344236532162&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34489(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34496(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34632(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34675(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35156(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35223(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35255(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35776(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36185(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-254571-1(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2009-091332.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1038.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34240
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021913
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1426(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49475
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11241
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6288
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1198.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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