# CVE-2007-2789: 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 i

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-05-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/26933
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34654
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10800
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26049
- http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/248
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26311
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001696.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200856-1
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2006-004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30805
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-23.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24004
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-December/001862.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26369
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102934-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1836
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34320
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0100.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0956.html

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