Vulnerability CVE-2009-2205
Published: 2009-09-09   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Java Web Start command launcher in Java for Mac OS X 10.5 before Update 5 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Apple -> Java 1.4 
Apple -> Java 1.5 
Apple -> Java 1.6 
Apple -> Mac os x 
Apple -> Mac os x server 

 References:
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022820
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
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