CVE-2009-3729 is an unspecified denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, specifically within its TrueType font parsing functionality. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted test suite, leading to an application crash. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, though its impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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