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FKIE_CVE-2006-2426

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-05-17 10:06 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:24
Severity
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20132Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20457
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34489
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34495
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34496
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34632
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34675
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/909
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/25561
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17981
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609
cve@mitre.orghttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20132Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34489
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34632
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34675
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/909
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/25561
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17981
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sun jdk 1.5.0
sun jre 1.5.0
sun sdk 1.5.0_6

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              "version": "n/a"
            }
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        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2006-2426",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:24:59.107",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 6.4,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
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        "impactScore": 4.9,
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  },
  "published": "2006-05-17T10:06:00.000",
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      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34489"
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      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137"
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      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html"
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824"
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    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609"
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}



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