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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | java-1.4.2-bea +5 | 1.4.2.16-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2008:0100 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.4.2-ibm +6 | 1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2007:0817 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.5.0-bea +5 | 1.5.0.11-1jpp.1.el5 | RHSA-2007:0956 |
| RHEL 5 | java-1.5.0-ibm +6 | 1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5 | RHSA-2007:0829 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.4.2-bea +2 | 1.4.2.15-1jpp.2.el4 | RHSA-2007:1086 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.4.2-ibm +6 | 1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4 | RHSA-2007:0817 |
| RHEL 4 | java-1.5.0-ibm +6 | 1:1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4 | RHSA-2007:0829 |
| RHEL 3 | java-1.4.2-bea +2 | 1.4.2.16-1jpp.1.el3 | RHSA-2008:0100 |
| RHEL 3 | java-1.4.2-ibm +5 | 1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3 | RHSA-2007:0817 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | jabberd | 2.0s10-3.38.rhn | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | java-1.4.2-ibm +1 | 1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | jfreechart | 0.9.20-3.rhn | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | openmotif21 | 2.1.30-11.RHEL4.6 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | perl-Crypt-CBC | 2.24-1.el4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-apache | 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modjk-ap13 | 1.2.23-2rhn.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modperl | 1.29-16.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | rhn-modssl | 2.8.12-8.rhn.10.rhel4 | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | tomcat5 | 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | jabberd | 2.0s10-3.37.rhn | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | java-1.4.2-ibm +1 | 1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | jfreechart | 0.9.20-3.rhn | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | openmotif21 | 2.1.30-9.RHEL3.8 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | perl-Crypt-CBC | 2.24-1.el3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-apache | 1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-modjk-ap13 | 1.2.23-2rhn.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-modperl | 1.29-16.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | rhn-modssl | 2.8.12-8.rhn.10.rhel3 | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 4 | tomcat5 | 5.0.30-0jpp_10rh | RHSA-2008:0524 |
Advisories 7
- RHSA-2008:0524 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0261 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Network Satellite Server security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2008:0100 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.4.2-bea security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2007:1086 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.4.2-bea security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2007:0956 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.5.0-bea security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2007:0829 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.5.0-ibm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2007:0817 Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.4.2-ibm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 26933 third-party-advisory
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
- sun-java-virtual-machine-dos(34654) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10800 vdb-entry signature
- 26049 third-party-advisory
- BEA07-177.00 vendor-advisory
- 26311 third-party-advisory
- 20070703 Sun JDK Confusion mailing-list
- 200856 vendor-advisory
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2006-004.html
- 30805 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200705-23 vendor-advisory
- 24004 vdb-entry
- 20071218 Sun JDK Confusion Revisited mailing-list
- 26369 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200804-28 vendor-advisory
- 102934 vendor-advisory
- 28056 third-party-advisory
- 29858 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2007:045 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-1836 vdb-entry
- sunjava-bmp-dos(34320) vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2007-12-14 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0100 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2007:0956 vendor-advisory
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.html
- RHSA-2007:0817 vendor-advisory
- 26645 third-party-advisory
- 26119 third-party-advisory
- 25832 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-4224 vdb-entry
- GLSA-200706-08 vendor-advisory
- 30780 third-party-advisory
- 25295 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-3009 vdb-entry
- 27266 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2007:056 vendor-advisory
- 20070711 Sun JDK Confusion mailing-list
- GLSA-200709-15 vendor-advisory
- 28115 third-party-advisory
- 1018182 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2008:0261 vendor-advisory
- 29340 third-party-advisory
- 25474 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2007:1086 vendor-advisory
- 27203 third-party-advisory
- 20070704 [theall at tenablesecurity.com: Sun JDK Confusion] (fwd) mailing-list
- GLSA-200804-20 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200806-11 vendor-advisory
- http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.html
- RHSA-2007:0829 vendor-advisory
- 26631 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0133 vendor-advisory