CVE-2007-0243 Memory corruption in n/a
Medium 6.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0243 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2007-0243 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 17 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0243 exists.
Affected product: Sun Jdk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0243/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0243/index.md)
A buffer overflow in the Java GIF parser allows malicious applets to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-0243?
CVE-2007-0243 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 17 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Sun JDK and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 9 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier allows applets to gain privileges via a GIF image with a block with a 0 width field, which triggers memory corruption.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0243?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
java-1.4.2-ibm Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el3 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el3 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el3 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el3 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el3 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-src Red Hat:rhel_extras:3 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el3 |
java-1.4.2-ibm Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-src Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el4 |
java-1.5.0-ibm Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el4 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-demo Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el4 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-devel Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el4 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el4 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el4 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el4 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-src Red Hat:rhel_extras:4 | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el4 |
java-1.4.2-ibm Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-src Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.5.0-ibm Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el5 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-demo Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el5 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-devel Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el5 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el5 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el5 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el5 |
java-1.5.0-ibm-src Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::client | All versions | 1:1.5.0.4-1jpp.3.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-demo Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-devel Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::server | All versions | 0:1.4.2.8-1jpp.1.el5 |
How do I fix CVE-2007-0243?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-0243 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0243 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Also known as CVE-2007-0234, GHSA-qj96-m693-9g56, RHSA-2007:0166, RHSA-2007:0167.