CVE-2006-2426

Public Exploit

Description

Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by using the Font.createFont function to create temporary files of arbitrary size in the %temp% directory.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 25.02% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/909	third party advisory
http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.html	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/20132	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/34489	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/25561	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495	third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17981	vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2426?: CVE-2006-2426 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2426?: To fix CVE-2006-2426, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2426 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2426 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.