56787 : Sun Java JDK / JRE WebStart (javaws.exe) JPEG Decompression Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-08-04

Time to Patch
131 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-2674" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Integer overflow in javaws.exe in Sun Java Web Start in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image that is not properly handled during display to a splash screen, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Upgrade JDK / JRE to version 5.0 Update 20, 6 Update 15 or higher, and Java SE for Business SDK and JRE to 1.4.2_22 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2009-2674 (see also: NVD) 2009-3403 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 35946
Secunia Advisory ID: 36159 36162 36176 36180 36248 36259 36452 36598 37102 37300 37361 37386 38049
Related OSVDB ID: 56783 56786 56788 56789
Keyword: c01925304,HPSBUX02476,SSRT090250
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-08/0032.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-11/0075.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01925304
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263428-1
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3851
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200911-02.xml
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_43_sunjava.html
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2009.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2009-August/000948.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-050
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1582.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0043.html

Tools & Filters

	40495

Credit

Anonymous - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-10-22 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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