Untrusted applet causes DoS by filling up disk space
Published May 17, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.69%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0394
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0392
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0377
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1662
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0394
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0392
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0394 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0392 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0377 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.1 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1662 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0394 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0392 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 12.69% (0.12692) | 96.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.69% (0.12692) | 95.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 29.36% (0.29364) | 96.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 27.89% (0.27895) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.55% (0.24547) | 95.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.99% (0.25988) | 93.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.55% (0.24547) | 95.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 36.60% (0.36597) | 97.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 42.16% (0.42156) | 97.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 36.52% (0.36521) | 97.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 23.99% (0.23994) | 96.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 27, 2023 | 19.61% (0.19609) | 95.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 12.69% (0.12686) | 94.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 13.58% (0.13580) | 94.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 18.03% (0.18028) | 95.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.04% (0.09036) | 93.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (29)
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.