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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-1503

CVE-2004-1503

Description

Integer overflow in the InitialDirContext in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2, 1.5.0 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Java exception and failed DNS requests) via a large number of DNS requests, which causes the xid variable to wrap around and become negative.

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Affected products

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  • Sun Corporation/Jre2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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