Sun Java JRE jpiexp32.dll denial of service

sun-java-jpiexp32-dos (39549) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Sun Java JRE is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a null pointer exception in jpiexp32.dll. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site with a specially-crafted Java applet containing an undefined name attribute in the object tag data parameter, an attacker could crash the application.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 3.2
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Sun JRE (5.0 update 14 or later), available from the Sun Microsystems Web site. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jan 08 2008 - 06:36:53 CST : Corsaire Security Advisory: Sun J2RE DoS issue.
  • Sun Microsystems Web site: Sun Microsystems.
  • BID-27185: Sun Java Runtime Environment 'jpiexp32.dll' Object Name NULL-Pointer Denial Of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-0012: Sun JRE 5.0 before update 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via an object tag with an encoded applet and an undefined name attribute, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in jpiexp32.dll when the applet is decoded and passed to the JVM.
  • OSVDB ID: 43435: Sun Java JRE jpiexp32.dll JVM NULL Pointer Dereference Remote DoS

Platforms Affected:

  • Sun JRE 1.5.0
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update3
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update6
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update1
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update12
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update13
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update2
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update4
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update5
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update11

Reported:

Jan 08, 2008

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