CVE-2015-0469
Public on 2015-04-16
Modified on 2015-05-05
Description
An off-by-one flaw, leading to a buffer overflow, was found in the font parsing code in the 2D component in OpenJDK. A specially crafted font file could possibly cause the Java Virtual Machine to execute arbitrary code, allowing an untrusted Java application or applet to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
Severity
Critical
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | 2015-04-23 | ALAS-2015-515 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.7.0-openjdk | 2015-04-23 | ALAS-2015-516 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | java-1.8.0-openjdk | 2015-05-05 | ALAS-2015-517 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |