59710 : Sun Java JDK / JRE AWT setDifflCM Library Function Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-11-03

Time to Patch
81 days

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2009-3869" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Stack-based buffer overflow in the setDiffICM function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted argument, aka Bug Id 6872357.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private, Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Oracle (formerly Sun Microsystems) has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Tools & Filters

Snort	16288
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Credit

Peter Vreugdenhil - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-01-13 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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