CVE-2011-0872 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Java Runtime Environment via unspecified NIO vectors.
- 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-2011-0872?
CVE-2011-0872 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Jdk, published on 14 Jun 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 6 Update 25 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to NIO.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0872?
It affects 2 products.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0872?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0872 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-2011-0872 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0872 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxp4-jxc9-q23q.