CVE-2006-6731

N/A Unknown
Published: December 26, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allow attackers to develop Java applets that read, write, or execute local files, possibly related to (1) integer overflows in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_convolveBI, awt_parseRaster, and awt_parseColorModel functions; (2) a stack overflow in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_lookupByteRaster function; and (3) improper handling of certain negative values in the Java_sun_font_SunLayoutEngine_nativeLayout function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/243
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00876579
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0003.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-008.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23445
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23650
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23835
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24099
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24468
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25283
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25404
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-15.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017425
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102729-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149457
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939609
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_ibmjava.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0062.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0072.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0073.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21675
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-022A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5073
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0936
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224
Source: cve@mitre.org
Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10134
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/243
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00876579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-008.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23445
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23650
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24099
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25283
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25404
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017425
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102729-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939609
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_ibmjava.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0062.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0072.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0073.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-022A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10134
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

66 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.8%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sun