# CVE-2009-1719: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument in the Java Aqua Look and Feel on Mac OS X, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jun 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-88x6-wvf3-98hv

## What is CVE-2009-1719?

CVE-2009-1719 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Sun Jre, published on 16 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Aqua Look and Feel for Java implementation in Java 1.5 on Mac OS X 10.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a call to the undocumented apple.laf.CColourUIResource constructor with a crafted value in the first argument, which is dereferenced as a pointer.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1719?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sun Jre.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1719?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1719 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-1719 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1719 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jre

- [CVE-2004-2764](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2764/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1671/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1672](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1672/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2005-3583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3583/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-3879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3879/): Other in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1719 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1719 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Sun Jre, published on 16 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1719 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sun Jre. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1719/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1719/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1719
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1719
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1719

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