CVE-2006-2426
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6...
6.4 MediumPublic exploitFix available
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by using the Font.createFont function to create temporary files of arbitrary size in the %temp% directory.
Exploit likelihood
13.0%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by using the Font.createFont function to create temporary files of arbitrary size in the %temp% directory.
- Record
CVE-2006-2426- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by using the Font.createFont function to create temporary files of arbitrary size in the %temp% directory.
- Record
CVE-2006-2426- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2427 No score
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by using the Font.createFont function to create temporary files of arbitrary size in the %temp% directory.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2427- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwm5-6468-q7xv No score
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6...
Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.0_6 and earlier, JDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier, and SDK 1.5.0_6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by using the Font.createFont function to create temporary files of arbitrary size in the %temp% directory.
- Record
GHSA-mwm5-6468-q7xv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openjdk-6Debian:5.0 |
before 6b11-9.1+lenny2, plus listed versions 6b11-9.1 |
6b11-9.1+lenny2 |
java-1.6.0-openjdkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-demoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-srcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdkRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-demoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
java-1.6.0-openjdk-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadocRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-openjdk-srcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 | 1:1.6.0.0-0.30.b09.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sunRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.6.0-sun-demoRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.6.0-sun-develRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbcRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.6.0-sun-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.6.0-sun-srcRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.6.0-sunRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-demoRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-develRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-srcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sunRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-demoRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-develRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-jdbcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.6.0-sun-srcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 | 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sunRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-sun-demoRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-sun-develRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbcRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-sun-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-sun-srcRed Hat:rhel_extras:4 |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-sunRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-demoRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-develRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-srcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::client |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sunRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-demoRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-develRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-pluginRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sun-srcRed Hat:rhel_extras:5::server |
before 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 | 0:1.5.0.18-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-sunRed Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 |
before 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-sun-develRed Hat:network_satellite:5.1::el4 |
before 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 | 0:1.5.0.22-1jpp.1.el4 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Sun Java Applet - Font.createFont Remote Denial of Service | 2006-05-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2426 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Sun Jdk, published May 17, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.0%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in openjdk-6 6b11-9.1+lenny2.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:137
secunia.com/advisories/34632
securityreason.com/securityalert/909
illegalaccess.org/exploit/FullDiskApplet.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/434001/100/0/threaded
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support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-109.htm
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10609
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0394.html
osvdb.org/25561
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0377.html
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006-06-02.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1824
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26493
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-748-1
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1769
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2426
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwm5-6468-q7xv
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:0377
blogs.sun.com/security/entry/advance_notification_of_security_updates4
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=395481
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2009/rhsa-2009_0377.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2426