Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthContext.isSubregion method in the Swing implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException in the Jemmy library) via unknown vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | java-1.5.0-sun +5 | 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2009:1199 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2009:1200 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-sun +5 | 1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1199 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.6.0-sun +5 | 1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1200 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2009:1200 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-sun security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1199 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.5.0-sun security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 37460 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200911-02 vendor-advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html
- 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components mailing-list
- 37386 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-3316 vdb-entry