Bug 516820 (CVE-2009-2719)

Summary: CVE-2009-2719 JDK DoS with crafted .jnlp file
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Marc Schoenefeld <mschoene>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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URL: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-2719
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Description Marc Schoenefeld 2009-08-11 15:42:10 UTC 
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2009-2719 to the following vulnerability:

The Java Web Start implementation in Sun Java SE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NullPointerException) via a crafted .jnlp file, as demonstrated by the jnlp_file/appletDesc/index.html#misc test in the Technology Compatibility Kit (TCK) for the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP). 

http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u15.html