CVE-2009-1099

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-189 Numeric Errors

Publication date:

25/03/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

7.50

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_runtime_environment:5.0::17:::::
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_runtime_environment:6.0::12:::::
cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_se_development_kit::::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2009-1099

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools