CVE-2009-1099

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

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.

Affected products

Sun Java Runtime Environment: 5.0, 6.0
Sun Java Se Development Kit: all versions

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
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00001.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124344236532162&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
http://secunia.com/advisories/35156
http://secunia.com/advisories/35223
http://secunia.com/advisories/35255

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