Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-2789
CVE-2007-2789
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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Affected products
96cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 45 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.3.1_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 35 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_01a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.3.1_19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: JDK/JRE 6; JDK/JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier; SDK/JRE 1.4.2_14 and earlier; SDK/JRE 1.3.1_19 and earlier
- Range: 1.5.0 < 1.5.0_11-b03; 1.6.x < 1.6.0_01-b06
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
53- secunia.com/advisories/25295nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/248nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2006-004.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25474nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/25832nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26049nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26119nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26311nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26369nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26631nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26645nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/26933nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/27203nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/27266nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28056nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/28115nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29340nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/29858nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30780nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/30805nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-08.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-December/001862.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001696.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001697.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001708.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-23.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-15.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_56_ibmjava.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0817.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0829.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0956.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1086.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0100.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0133.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24004nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34320nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34654nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10800nvdThird Party Advisory
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvdBroken Link
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1836nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3009nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224nvdPermissions Required
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