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TI-2009-01051 Aliases CVE-2009-1097GHSA-q7x4-hch5-5w3x

Multiple buffer overflows in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 12 and earlier allow remote attackers to access files or execute arbitrary code via (1) a crafted PNG image that triggers an integer overflow during memory allocation for display on the splash screen, aka CR 6804996; and (2) a crafted GIF image from which unspecified values are used in calculation of offsets, leading to object-pointer corruption, aka CR 6804997.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07089 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 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 · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_10VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_11VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_7VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update1VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:*:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_10 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_11 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_7 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update1 Vulnerable ·Sun
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1_b06:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update1_b06VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_1VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_10VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_11VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_2VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_3VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_4VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_5VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0 update_7VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1_b06:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update1_b06 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_1 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_10 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_11 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_2 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_3 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_4 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_5 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 update_7 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2010:0043 Released 2010-01-14 · Red Hat rating Low
    Red Hat Network Satellite Server IBM Java Runtime security update
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.4) java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.3.el4 +1
    • Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1:1.6.0.7-1jpp.2.el5 +1
  • RHSA-2009:1198 Released 2009-08-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    java-1.6.0-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4.ppc +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el5.ppc +20
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4, java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4.i386, java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1:1.6.0.5-1jpp.1.el4 +10
  • RHSA-2009:1038 Released 2009-05-18 · Red Hat rating Critical
    java-1.5.0-ibm security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4.ppc +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-accessibility-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.3.el5.ppc +20
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4, java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4.i386, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1:1.5.0.9-1jpp.5.el4 +9
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • 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-2009:0392 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: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:1038, RHSA-2009:1198
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:0377
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:1038, RHSA-2009:1198
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-2009:1038, RHSA-2009:1198
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:1038, RHSA-2009:1198
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:1038, RHSA-2009:1198
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ExtrasFixed RHSA-2009:0392, RHSA-2009:1038, RHSA-2009:1198
Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.4)Fixed RHSA-2010:0043
Red Hat Satellite 5.3 (RHEL v.5)Fixed RHSA-2010:0043

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1097
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7x4-hch5-5w3x

References

Patch 1

Advisory 18

Other 5

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  • 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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