Sun JRE/JDK 1.5.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-3873. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The JPEG Image Writer in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted image file, related to a "quantization problem," aka Bug Id 6862968.

The weakness was presented 11/05/2009 by Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht) with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3873. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67075 (CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:1584)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185067 (HP-UX Running Java, Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02503)).

Upgrading to version 1.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8404.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (67075), SecurityFocus (BID 36881†), Secunia (SA37581†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23989†). See VDB-4206, VDB-51518, VDB-50752 and VDB-50750 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67075
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:1584)
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OpenVAS ID: 66262
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-11486 (java-1.6.0-openjdk)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: JRE/JDK 1.6.0
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10/29/2009 🔍
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11/05/2009 +6 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50713

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SecurityFocus: 36881 - Sun Java SE November 2009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37581
Vulnerability Center: 23989 - Sun Java SE in JDK, JRE and SDK JPEG Image Writer Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/14/2025 18:11
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/16/2017 10:21 (14), 08/27/2021 08:28 (3), 08/27/2021 08:30 (1), 05/14/2025 18:11 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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