Sun Java Runtime Environment image parsing buffer overflow

sun-java-image-bo (34652) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the image parsing code. By persuading a victim to load a specially-crafted applet, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 8
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 5.9
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102934 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For BEA Jrockit:
Refer to BEA07-177.00 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

Refer to HS07-028 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (BEA JRockit):
Refer to GLSA 200709-15 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • Apple Web site: About the security content of Java Release 6 for Mac OS X 10.4.
  • BEA07-177.00: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment.
  • IBM APAR IZ02089: THE SUN ALERT AFFECTS THE IBM JDK SHIPPED IN ITM512 FP..
  • Security-announce Mailing List, Mon Jan 7 17:56:48 PST 2008 : VMSA-2008-0002 Low severity security update for VirtualCenter and ESX Server 3.0.2, and ESX 3.0.1.
  • Sun Alert ID: 102934: Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment Image Parsing Code may Allow a Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges.
  • Sun Java Runtime Environment: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.3.
  • ASA-2007-292: Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment Image Parsing Code may Allow a Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges (Sun 102934)
  • ASA-2007-343: java-1.5.0-ibm security update (RHSA-2007-0829)
  • ASA-2007-387: java-1.4.2-ibm security update (RHSA-2007-0817)
  • ASA-2007-465: java-1.5.0-bea security update (RHSA-2007-0956)
  • ASA-2008-271: IBMJava2 security update (RHSA-2008-0133)
  • BID-24267: RETIRED: Sun Java Runtime Environment Image Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-3004: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2007-2788. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2007-2788. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2007-2788 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.
  • GLSA-200709-15: BEA JRockit: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2007-0817: Critical: java-1.4.2-ibm security update
  • RHSA-2007-0829: Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
  • RHSA-2007-0956: Moderate: java-1.5.0-bea security update
  • RHSA-2007-1086: Moderate: java-1.4.2-bea security update
  • RHSA-2008-0133: Moderate: IBMJava2 security update
  • SA26631: BEA JRockit Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018182: Sun Java Runtime Environment Buffer Overflow in Applet Image Parsing Lets Remote Users Gain Privileges
  • SUSE-SA:2007:045: IBM and Sun Java security problems
  • SUSE-SA:2007:056: IBM Java Security problems
  • US-CERT VU#138545: Java Runtime Environment Image Parsing Code buffer overflow vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3009: BEA JRockit Multiple Remote Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues

Platforms Affected:

  • Gentoo Linux
  • Hitachi Cosminexus 4
  • Hitachi Cosminexus 5
  • Hitachi Cosminexus 6
  • Hitachi Cosminexus 6.7
  • Hitachi Cosminexus 7
  • Hitachi Cosminexus Collaboration - Server 6
  • Hitachi Cosminexus ERP Integrator Win 01-00
  • Hitachi Cosminexus ERP Integrator Win 01-02
  • Hitachi Cosminexus/OpenTP1 Web Front-end 01-00 - 01-00-/B Windows
  • Hitachi Cosminexus/OpenTP1 Web Front-end 01-01 - 01-01-/C Windows
  • Hitachi Cosminexus/OpenTP1 Web Front-end 02-00 - 02-00-/A Windows
  • Hitachi Cosminexus/OpenTP1 Web Front-end 02-50 - 02-50-/A Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 6 Standard
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 6 Professional
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 7 Professional
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 7 Standard
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow Dev. Client 6
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow Dev. Client 7
  • Hitachi Groupmax Collaboration - Server 7
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Collaboration - Server 6
  • Hitachi uCosminexus ERP Integrator 02-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus ERP Integrator Win 01-02
  • Hitachi uCosminexus/OpenTP1 Web Front-end Win 02-70
  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Express 5.1.2
  • Novell Linux Desktop 9
  • Novell Linux POS 9
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
  • Novell SLE SDK 10
  • Novell SLE SDK 10 SP1
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
  • Novell UnitedLinux 1.0
  • Oracle JRockit R27.3.1
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 3
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 4
  • RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update4
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update1
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update2
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update3
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update5
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update6
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update7 B03
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update9
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update10
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update7
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update6
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update5
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update3
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update2
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update17
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update14
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update13
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update12
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update11
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update19
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update18
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update16
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update1a
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update20
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update4
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update8
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update1
  • Sun JRE 1.3.1 Update15
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update4
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update2
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update14
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update13
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update12
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update11
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update10
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update1
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update9
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update8
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update7
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update5
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update6
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update3
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update3
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update1
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update2
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update4
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update5
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update6
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0
  • Sun SDK 1.3.0
  • Sun SDK 1.3.0_02
  • Sun SDK 1.3.0_05
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_01
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_01a
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_02
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_03
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_04
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_05
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_06
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_07
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_08
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_09
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_10
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_11
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_12
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_13
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_14
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_15
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_16
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_17
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_18
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_19
  • Sun SDK 1.3.1_20
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_01
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_02
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_03
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_04
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_05
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_06
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_07
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_08
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_09
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_10
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_11
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_12
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_13
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_14
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
  • SuSE SuSE Linux OpenExchange Server 4
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Retail Solution 8
  • SuSE SuSE Linux School Server
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0.1
  • VMware ESX Server 3.0.2
  • VMware VirtualCenter Management Server 2.0.2
  • XML-RPC for PHP XML-RPC for PHP 1.1.1 and prior

Reported:

May 31, 2007

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