CVE-2009-3729 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Sun Java SE by providing a malicious TrueType font, requiring user interaction to view the font.
- 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
What is CVE-2009-3729?
CVE-2009-3729 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Jre, published on 9 Nov 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
Unspecified vulnerability in the TrueType font parsing functionality in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain test suite, aka Bug Id 6815780.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3729?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-3729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jre
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qghh-4hvq-fj66.