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Sun Java JRE GIF Image Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA23757	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2007-01-17
Last Update:	2007-01-18
Popularity:	40,749 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

Software:	Sun Java JDK 1.5.x Sun Java JRE 1.3.x Sun Java JRE 1.4.x Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x Sun Java SDK 1.3.x Sun Java SDK 1.4.x

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CVE reference:	CVE-2007-0243 CVE-2007-0234

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error when processing GIF images and can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted GIF image with an image width of 0. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in the following versions: * JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 9 and prior. * SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and prior. * SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and prior. Solution: Updated to fixed versions. JDK and JRE 5.0: Update to JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 or later. http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp SDK and JRE 1.4.x: Update to SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 or later. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html SDK and JRE 1.3.x: Update to SDK and JRE 1.3.1_19 or later. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html Provided and/or discovered by: Discovered by an anonymous person and reported via ZDI. Changelog: 2007-01-18: Added CVE reference and link to US-CERT. Original Advisory: Sun Microsystems: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102760-1 ZDI: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-005.html Other References: US-CERT VU#388289: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388289

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