CVE-2009-1100

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier, and 6 Update 12 and earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via vectors related to temporary font files and (1) "limits on Font creation," aka CR 6522586, and (2) another unspecified vector, aka CR 6632886.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.45% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01745133	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35156	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35776	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34489	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1038.html	vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1198.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6224	vdb entry signature
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254608-1	patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124344236532162&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021917	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-118667-19-1	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36185	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35255	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1426	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2009-091332.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35223	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34240	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1100?: CVE-2009-1100 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1100?: To fix CVE-2009-1100, 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-2009-1100 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-1100 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.