CVE-2006-2426

N/A Unknown
Published: May 17, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20132
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34489
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/909
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/25561
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17981
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/20132
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34496
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-108.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/25561
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0392.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

50 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
29.4%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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