Sun JRE/JDK 1.5.0 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3874. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the JPEGImageReader implementation in the ImageI/O component 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 execute arbitrary code via large subsample dimensions in a JPEG file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, aka Bug Id 6874643.

The weakness was shared 11/05/2009 by Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht) with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3874. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Java. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $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 (SA37386†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23990†). The entries VDB-4206, VDB-51518, VDB-50752 and VDB-50750 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

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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03/18/2015 +1953 days 🔍
04/09/2025 +3675 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3874 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3874
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50714

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SecurityFocus: 36881 - Sun Java SE November 2009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37386
Vulnerability Center: 23990 - Sun Java SE in JDK, JRE and SDK JPEGImageReader Implementation Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/09/2025 21:02
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/16/2017 10:22 (16), 08/27/2021 08:33 (3), 08/27/2021 08:35 (1), 04/09/2025 21:02 (19)
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