medium
4.3
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-2789

First published: Tue May 22 2007(Updated: )

The BMP image parser in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.5.0_11-b03 and 1.6.x before 1.6.0_01-b06, and Sun Java Runtime Environment in JDK and JRE 6, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_14 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_19 and earlier, when running on Unix/Linux systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM hang) via untrusted applets or applications that open arbitrary local files via a crafted BMP file, such as /dev/tty.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update3
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update9
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update6
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update1
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update4
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update7
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update5
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update2
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update8
OpenJDK=1.5.0-update10
OpenJDK=1.5.0
OpenJDK=1.6.0
Sun JRE=1.4.2_7
Sun JRE=1.3.1_10
Sun JRE=1.3.1_06
Sun JRE=1.4.2_4
Sun JRE=1.4.2_2
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update2
Sun JRE=1.3.1_2
Sun JRE=1.4.2_13
Sun JRE=1.4.2_1
Sun JRE=1.4.2_8
Sun JRE=1.3.1_16
Sun JRE=1.3.1_19
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update8
Sun JRE=1.3.1_11
Sun JRE=1.3.1_17
Sun JRE=1.4.2_12
Sun JRE=1.3.1_12
Sun JRE=1.3.1_03
Sun JRE=1.3.1_14
Sun JRE=1.3.1_08
Sun JRE=1.4.2_14
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update7
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update3
Sun JRE=1.3.1_07
Sun JRE=1.3.1_05
Sun JRE=1.4.2_10
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update5
Sun JRE=1.4.2_9
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update6
Sun JRE=1.3.1_13
Sun JRE=1.3.1_04
Sun JRE=1.3.1_09
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update9
Sun JRE=1.4.2_11
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update1
Sun JRE=1.3.1_18
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update10
Sun JRE=1.3.1_15
Sun JRE=1.4.2_3
Sun JRE=1.5.0-update4
Sun JRE=1.4.2_5
Sun JRE=1.4.2_6
Sun JRE=1.5.0
Sun JRE=1.4.2
Sun JRE=1.3.1
Sun JRE=1.6.0
Sun SDK=1.3.1_03
Sun SDK=1.4.2
Sun SDK=1.3.1_19
Sun SDK=1.3.1
Sun SDK=1.3.1_08
Sun SDK=1.4.2_10
Sun SDK=1.4.2_12
Sun SDK=1.3.1_15
Sun SDK=1.4.2_14
Sun SDK=1.4.2_13
Sun SDK=1.4.2_6
Sun SDK=1.3.1_07
Sun SDK=1.4.2_2
Sun SDK=1.3.1_10
Sun SDK=1.4.2_5
Sun SDK=1.3.1_06
Sun SDK=1.4.2_1
Sun SDK=1.3.1_12
Sun SDK=1.4.2_4
Sun SDK=1.3.1_17
Sun SDK=1.3.1_02
Sun SDK=1.3.1_18
Sun SDK=1.3.1_01
Sun SDK=1.3.1_16
Sun SDK=1.3.1_01a
Sun SDK=1.3.1_14
Sun SDK=1.4.2_7
Sun SDK=1.3.1_13
Sun SDK=1.4.2_8
Sun SDK=1.4.2_11
Sun SDK=1.3.1_09
Sun SDK=1.4.2_9
Sun SDK=1.3.1_04
Sun SDK=1.3.1_05
Sun SDK=1.4.2_3
Sun SDK=1.3.1_11

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-2789?

    CVE-2007-2789 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on systems using vulnerable versions of Java.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-2789?

    To fix CVE-2007-2789, you should update your Java Development Kit (JDK) or Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to the latest available version.

  • What software versions are affected by CVE-2007-2789?

    CVE-2007-2789 affects several versions of Sun JDK and JRE including 1.5.0 before update 11-b03 and 1.6.x before update 01-b06.

  • Is CVE-2007-2789 exploitable remotely?

    Yes, CVE-2007-2789 can be exploited remotely by attackers through specially crafted BMP images.

  • What types of systems are primarily impacted by CVE-2007-2789?

    CVE-2007-2789 primarily impacts Unix and Linux systems that are running vulnerable versions of the Java Development Kit or Java Runtime Environment.

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