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TI-2006-02362 Aliases CVE-2006-2426GHSA-mwm5-6468-q7xv

Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK…

Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12982 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 4 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0 update6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.5.0_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0_6VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 update6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.5.0_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0_6 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2009:1662 Released 2009-12-11 · Red Hat rating Low
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server Sun Java Runtime security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS) java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 +1
  • RHSA-2009:0377 Released 2009-04-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    java-1.6.0-openjdk security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo-1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 +7
  • RHSA-2009:0394 Released 2009-03-26 · Red Hat rating Critical
    java-1.5.0-sun security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 +8
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2009:0392 Released 2009-03-26 · Red Hat rating Critical
    java-1.6.0-sun security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4.i586, java-1.6.0-sun-demo-1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:0394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0377
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:0394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:0377
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:0394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:0394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:0394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:0394
Red Hat Satellite 5.1 (RHEL v.4 AS)Fixed RHSA-2009:1662

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2426
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mwm5-6468-q7xv

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 9

Other 5

  • TI-2013-01300 The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-05098 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-04185 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Java Runtime Environment (JRE)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03392 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03381 Unspecified vulnerability in the New Java Plug-in component in Oracle Java SE and Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-01342 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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