6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-2426
Apache Sun Java Denial of Service Font vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 17, 2006, 10:06 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2426 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sun jre
2 Sun sdk
3 Sun jdk
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-2426.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/20132 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://secunia.com/advisories/34489
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/909
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.html Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
http://www.osvdb.org/25561
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17981
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20132 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
http://secunia.com/advisories/34489
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/909
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.html Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
http://www.osvdb.org/25561
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17981
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2426 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2426 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10609 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26493 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 18, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2426 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2426 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

42.16 }} 5.64%

score

0.97385

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability