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CVE-2006-6731

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5...

9.3 High

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allow attackers to develop Java applets that read, write, or execute local files, possibly related to (1) integer overflows in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_convolveBI, awt_parseRaster, and awt_parseColorModel functions; (2) a stack overflow in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_lookupByteRaster function; and (3) improper handling of certain negative values in the Java_sun_font_SunLayoutEngine_nativeLayout function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

3.85%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allow attackers to develop Java applets that read, write, or execute local files, possibly related to (1) integer overflows in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_convolveBI, awt_parseRaster, and awt_parseColorModel functions; (2) a stack overflow in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_lookupByteRaster function; and (3) improper handling of certain negative values in the Java_sun_font_SunLayoutEngine_nativeLayout function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
CVE-2006-6731
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allow attackers to develop Java applets that read, write, or execute local files, possibly related to (1) integer overflows in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_convolveBI, awt_parseRaster, and awt_parseColorModel functions; (2) a stack overflow in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_lookupByteRaster function; and (3) improper handling of certain negative values in the Java_sun_font_SunLayoutEngine_nativeLayout function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
CVE-2006-6731
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6714 No score

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allow attackers to develop Java applets that read, write, or execute local files, possibly related to (1) integer overflows in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_convolveBI, awt_parseRaster, and awt_parseColorModel functions; (2) a stack overflow in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_lookupByteRaster function; and (3) improper handling of certain negative values in the Java_sun_font_SunLayoutEngine_nativeLayout function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
EUVD-2006-6714
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mqqx-775h-25rp No score

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5...

Multiple buffer overflows in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 7 and earlier, Java System Development Kit (SDK) and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier 1.4.x versions, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allow attackers to develop Java applets that read, write, or execute local files, possibly related to (1) integer overflows in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_convolveBI, awt_parseRaster, and awt_parseColorModel functions; (2) a stack overflow in the Java_sun_awt_image_ImagingLib_lookupByteRaster function; and (3) improper handling of certain negative values in the Java_sun_font_SunLayoutEngine_nativeLayout function. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
GHSA-mqqx-775h-25rp
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1.4.2-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:3
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el3
java-1.4.2-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
java-1.4.2-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
0:1.4.2.7-1jpp.4.el4
IBMJava2-JRE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.3.1-12
1:1.3.1-12
IBMJava2-SDK
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.3.1-11
1:1.3.1-11
IBMJava2-JRE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.3.1-12
1:1.3.1-12
IBMJava2-SDK
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.3.1-11
1:1.3.1-11
IBMJava2-JRE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.3.1-12
1:1.3.1-12
IBMJava2-SDK
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.3.1-11
1:1.3.1-11
java-1.5.0-ibm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-demo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-devel
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
java-1.5.0-ibm-src
Red Hat:rhel_extras:4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4
1:1.5.0.3-1jpp.3.el4

History

History
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-6731 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Sun Jdk, published December 26, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.85%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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