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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0050 -- Sun Alert Notification 57707
Java Runtime Environment Remote Denial-of-Service (DoS) Vulnerability
18 January 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Java SDK and JRE
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
Linux variants
Windows
Impact: Denial of Service
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57707-1
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 57707
* Synopsis: Java Runtime Environment Remote Denial-of-Service (DoS)
Vulnerability
* Category: Security
* Product: Java SDK and JRE
* BugIDs: 5037001
* Avoidance: Upgrade
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 20-Dec-2004
* Date Closed: 20-Dec-2004
* Date Modified:
1. Impact A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
involving object deserialization could be exploited remotely to cause
the Java Virtual Machine to become unresponsive, which is a type of
Denial-of-Service (DoS). This issue can affect the JRE if an
application that runs on it accepts serialized data from an untrusted
source.
Sun acknowledges with thanks, Marc Schoenefeld, for bringing this
issue to our attention.
2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following
releases:
* SDK and JRE 1.4.2_05 and earlier, and all 1.4.1 and 1.4.0 releases
for Windows, Solaris and Linux
Note: JDK and JRE 5.0 and releases prior to SDK and JRE 1.4 are not
affected by this issue.
To determine the version of Java on a system, the following command
can be run:
% java -fullversion
java full version "1.4.1_06-b01"
3. Symptoms The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is unresponsive.
Solution Summary [2]Top
4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the
"Resolution" section below.
5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases:
* SDK and JRE 1.4.2_06 and later for Windows, Solaris, and Linux
J2SE releases are available for download at:
* J2SE 5.0 at [3]http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
* J2SE 1.4.2_06 at [4]http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
and [5]http://java.com/
Note: It is recommended that affected versions be removed from your
system. For more information, please see the installation notes on the
respective java.sun.com download pages.
This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by
third parties. The issues described in this Sun Alert notification may
or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations,
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Copyright 2000-2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
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References
1. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57707-1#top
2. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57707-1#top
3. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
4. http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
5. http://java.com/
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