# CVE-2007-0243: 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-01-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457159/100/0/threaded
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102760-1
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24468
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0166.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388289
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00876579
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26049
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24202
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457638/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25283
- http://osvdb.org/32834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24189
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2158
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017520
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0956.html
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11073
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26645
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0167.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26119
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3168

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