Sun JDK/JRE up to 6u2 Java Runtime Environment memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun JDK and JRE up to 6u2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Java Runtime Environment. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-5240. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Sun JDK and JRE up to 6u2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Java Runtime Environment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Visual truncation vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_20 and earlier allows remote attackers to circumvent display of the untrusted-code warning banner by creating a window larger than the workstation screen.

The bug was discovered 10/03/2007. The weakness was released 10/05/2007 by Collin Jackson (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-5240 since 10/05/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34024 (SuSE 10 Security Update : IBM Java 1.4.2 (ZYPP Patch Number 5465)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165686 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update IBM Java (SUSE-SA:2008:025)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 11 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40591), Tenable (34024), SecurityFocus (BID 25918†), OSVDB (37760†) and Secunia (SA27206†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-37756, VDB-39133, VDB-39132 and VDB-39100. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 34024
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : IBM Java 1.4.2 (ZYPP Patch Number 5465)
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OpenVAS ID: 835094
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Collin Jackson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39101

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X-Force: 40591
SecurityFocus: 25918 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Multiple Weaknesses
Secunia: 27206
OSVDB: 37760 - CVE-2007-5240 - Oracle - Java SE - Visual Truncation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018769
Vulnerability Center: 16460 - Sun JRE and SDK, and JRE and JDK Visual Truncation Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3895

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/27/2019 11:24
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (87), 07/27/2019 11:24 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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