CVE-2007-0243
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-0243 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-01-17 22:28:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | 1.5.0 | update8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jdk | All | update9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.3.1 | update16 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.4.2_9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update3 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update4 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update5 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update6 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update7 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update8 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | 1.5.0 | update9 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Jre | All | update18 | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_01 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_01a | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.3.1_18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_03 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_08 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_09 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sun | Sdk | 1.4.2_12 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP-UX update for JRE / JDK - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Gentoo update for sun-jdk and sun-jre-bin - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Sun Java JRE GIF Image Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-022A -- Sun Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities in Java | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| #102760: Security Vulnerability in Processing GIF Images in the Java Runtime Environment May Allow an Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | Patch |
| Red Hat update for java-1.5.0-bea - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SUSE update for Java / IBM Java - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| ZDI-07-005 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.zerodayinitiative.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Buffer Overflow in processing GIF images | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | dev2dev.bea.com | |
| Gentoo update for emul-linux-x86-java - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Java Runtime Environment GIF Image Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Applets Gain Elevated Privileges | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | h20000.www2.hp.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2007-12-14 Java Release 6 for Mac OS X 10.4 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Sun Java RunTime Environment GIF Images Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SUSE update for IBM JRE/SDK Java and Sun Java JRE/SDK - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security update for Java | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.novell.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| About the security content of Java Release 6 for Mac OS X 10.4 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | docs.info.apple.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Sun JDK/JRE: Execution of arbitrary code | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.gentoo.org | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#388289 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- AMD64 x86 emulation Sun's J2SE Development Kit: Multiple vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| osvdb.org/32834 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| BEA JRockit Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Mac OS X Java Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Slackware update for jdk and jre - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityReason - Sun Microsystems Java GIF File Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| Security update for IBM Java | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.novell.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Red Hat update for java-1.4.2-ibm - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Security Announcement | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.novell.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.