Sun Java Runtime Environment RSA Public Key Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021309 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021309
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-5349
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Dec 5 2008
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Original Entry Date: Dec 4 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and prior; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and prior
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in the processing of certain RSA public keys. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send specially crafted RSA public keys to the target Java application to cause the target application to consume excessive CPU resources.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target application to consume excessive CPU resources.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued the following Java SE and Java SE for Business releases for Solaris, Windows and Linux:
* JDK and JRE 6 Update 11 or later
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 17 or later
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246286-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246286-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Resource error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:54:42 -0500
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246286-1
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