CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-2719
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-08-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP).
Affected configurations
• sun java se (<= 6)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 secunia.com
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml security.gentoo.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html www.vmware.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 www.vupen.com
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37386 secunia.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 secunia.com
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml security.gentoo.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html www.vmware.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 www.vupen.com