Sun Java JRE up to 1.5.x GIF Image memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Java JRE up to 1.5.x. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component GIF Image Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-0243. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Sun Java JRE up to 1.5.x (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component GIF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Sun JDK and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 9 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allows applets to gain privileges via a GIF image with a block with a 0 width field, which triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2007. The weakness was disclosed 01/17/2007 by TippingPoint with ZDI (Website). The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0243 since 01/16/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Java. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24022 (Sun Java JRE GIF Image Handling Buffer Overflow (102760)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116314 (Red Hat Update for IBMJava2 (RHSA-2007:0072-2)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sunsolve.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 10062. In this case the pattern GIF is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5073. The filter is assigned to the category Exploits.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31537), Tenable (24022), SecurityFocus (BID 22085†), OSVDB (32834†) and Secunia (SA27203†). The entries VDB-2780, VDB-3085, VDB-34021 and VDB-36916 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 24022
Nessus Name: Sun Java JRE GIF Image Handling Buffer Overflow (102760)
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OpenVAS ID: 835095
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sunsolve.sun.com

Snort ID: 10062
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Java Virtual Machine malformed GIF buffer overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2842

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X-Force: 31537 - Sun Java Runtime Environment GIF image buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 22085 - Sun Java RunTime Environment GIF Images Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 27203 - Red Hat update for java-1.5.0-bea, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 32834 - Sun Java JRE / SDK GIF Processing Memory Corruption
SecurityTracker: 1017520
Vulnerability Center: 14058 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Memory Corruption via GIF Image with 0 Width Block, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-0211

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2007 10:39
Updated: 01/25/2025 17:01
Changes: 01/22/2007 10:39 (110), 07/13/2019 18:53 (12), 01/25/2025 17:01 (16)
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