CVE-2006-2426 Affecting java-1.6.0-sun-src package, versions <1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
12.69% (96th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-JAVA160SUNSRC-9880829
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed14 May 2006

Introduced: 14 May 2006

CVE-2006-2426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 java-1.6.0-sun-src to version 1:1.6.0.13-1jpp.1.el4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2009:0392.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-sun-src package and not the java-1.6.0-sun-src package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1