CVE-2007-0243

N/A Unknown
Published: January 17, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/242
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00876579
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/32834
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23757
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24202
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24468
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24993
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/25283
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26049
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26119
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26645
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27203
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2158
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017520
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102760-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-07.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388289
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0166.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0167.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0956.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457159/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457638/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22085
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-022A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0211
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0936
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31537
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11073
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00876579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/32834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23757
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25283
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26049
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26119
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26645
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27203
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2158
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017520
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102760-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388289
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0166.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0167.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0956.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0261.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457159/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/457638/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22085
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-022A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1814
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31537
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11073
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

80 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
42.8%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

sun

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