Back

HIGH

Java Web Start Buffer JPEG processing integer overflow (6823373)

Published Aug 5, 2009

Description

Integer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image that is not properly handled during display to a splash screen, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

References (30)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 5, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 5, 2009
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Critical
Public date Aug 5, 2009