CVE-2004-2540 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Java Virtual Machine by sending crafted serialized data, affecting Java Runtime Environment and SDK users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2540?
CVE-2004-2540 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
readObject in (1) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and (2) Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.0 through 1.4.2_05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM unresponsive) via crafted serialized data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2540?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-2540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2mv-7266-r4gv.