Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 26, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6731
CVE-2006-6731
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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Affected products
82cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 38 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 32 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <= 1.4.2_12
- Range: <= 5.0 Update 7
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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- dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/243nvdThird Party Advisory
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jspnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Jan/0003.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-008.txtnvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23445nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23650nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23835nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24099nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24189nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24468nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25283nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25404nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28115nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-15.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149457nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939609nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_10_ibmjava.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0062.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0072.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0073.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-022A.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10134nvdThird Party Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5073nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0936nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224nvdPermissions Required
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