CVE-2005-3583 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 16 Nov 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Java Runtime Environment and SDK by sending crafted serialized objects, such as font objects.

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-2005-3583?

CVE-2005-3583 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Jre, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

(1) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and (2) Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.2_08, 1.4.2_09, and 1.5.0_05 and possibly other versions allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM unresponsive) via a crafted serialized object, such as a font object as demonstrated on JBoss.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3583?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Jre, Sun Sdk.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3583 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-2005-3583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqxx-c8rf-4j52.