Sun SDK and RTE Java Virtual Machine denial of service
| sdk-rte-vm-dos (19164) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Software Development Kit (SDK) and Run Time Environment (RTE) is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a vulnerability when an object is deserialized. A remote attacker could cause the Java Virtual Machine (VM) to stop responding.
Platforms Affected:
- Sun, RTE 1.4.1
- Sun, RTE 1.4.2
- Sun, SDK 1.4.1
- Sun, SDK 1.4.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SDK and RTE (1.4.2-4 or later), available from the Hewlett-Packard Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Hewlett-Packard Company Security Bulletin HPSBTU01112, SSRT4875 rev.1 - HP Tru64UNIX Java (TM) Technology Software Denial of Service (DoS) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-01/0333.html.
- Hewlett-Packard Web site, Software Download at http://h18012.www1.hp.com/java/download.
- CVE-2005-0223: The Software Development Kit (SDK) and Run Time Environment (RTE) 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 for Tru64 UNIX allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Java Virtual Machine hang) via object deserialization.
Reported:
Jan 31, 2005
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