PT-2009-4654 · Oracle · Java

Chris Ries · Published 2009-09-09 · Updated 2009-09-19 · CVE-2009-2205

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Java for Mac OS X version 10.5 before Update 5

Description The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For Java for Mac OS X version 10.5 before Update 5, update to Update 5 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2205

Affected Products

Java

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2205 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1022820 · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543 · Note