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 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.
Published:May 21, 2007
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:May 22, 2007
EPSS Score:0.05079
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Network Satellite
Redhat
Network Satellite
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Rhel Extras
Redhat
Rhel Extras
Vendor
Sun
Product
Jdk
Sun
Jdk
Vendor
Sun
Product
Jre
Sun
Jre
Vendor
Sun
Product
Sdk
Sun
Sdk
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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