CVE-2007-2789 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 22 May 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a JVM hang via crafted BMP files in untrusted applets, requiring user interaction to open the file.

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-2007-2789?

CVE-2007-2789 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 22 May 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

The BMP image parser in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.5.0_11-b03 and 1.6.x before 1.6.0_01-b06, and Sun Java Runtime Environment in JDK and JRE 6, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_14 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_19 and earlier, when running on Unix/Linux systems, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM hang) via untrusted applets or applications that open arbitrary local files via a crafted BMP file, such as /dev/tty.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2789?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Sun Jdk, Sun Jre, Sun Sdk.

How do I fix CVE-2007-2789?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2007-2789 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2789 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CVE-2007-3005, GHSA-r5wh-4xhf-r4xr.