OpenJDK: Type1 font processing buffer overflow vulnerability
Published Mar 25, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.66%
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
No data.
- 5.0
- 6.0
- n/a
No data.
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1038
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-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1198
Extras for RHEL 4
java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0392
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
Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.3
java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0043
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1038
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-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1198
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-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1038 |
| 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-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1198 |
| Extras for RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0392 |
| 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 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.3 | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0043 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1038 |
| 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-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1198 |
| 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:P/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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.66% (0.05660) | 92.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.13% (0.06132) | 92.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 15, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04121) | 88.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 5.38% (0.05376) | 89.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 12.78% (0.12781) | 93.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.79% (0.07792) | 91.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.83% (0.16831) | 91.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.79% (0.07792) | 91.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 58.24% (0.58242) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2024 | 70.47% (0.70475) | 98.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 66.77% (0.66769) | 97.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 68.67% (0.68675) | 97.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 74.20% (0.74196) | 97.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 73.43% (0.73428) | 97.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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