CVE-2007-3698 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 11 Jul 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service via malicious SSL/TLS handshake requests in the Java Secure Socket Extension.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2007-3698?

CVE-2007-3698 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 11 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 1 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Updates 7 through 11, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_11 through 1.4.2_14, when using JSSE for SSL/TLS support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certain SSL/TLS handshake requests.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3698?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Sun Jdk, Sun Jre, Sun Sdk.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3698?

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-2007-3698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5p3v-g8h5-7gg9.