CVE-2009-3729

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing functionality in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain test suite, aka Bug Id 6815780.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.58% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u17.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7537	vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532904
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37386	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3729?: CVE-2009-3729 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3729?: To fix CVE-2009-3729, 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-2009-3729 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3729 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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