04 november, 2009
| Category : | Security | |
| Release Phase : | Resolved | |
| Bug Id : | 6864911 | |
| Product : | Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) | |
| Date of Resolved Release : | 03-Nov-2009 | |
Two security vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment with decoding DER encoded data and parsing HTTP headers:
1. Impact
Two vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment with decoding DER encoded data and parsing HTTP headers may separately allow a remote client to cause the JRE on the server to run out of memory, resulting in a DoS (Denial of Service) condition.
Sun acknowledges with thanks, BFK edv-consulting GmbH, for bringing the first issue to our attention.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases:
Java SE for Windows, Solaris, and Linux:
- JDK and JRE 6 Update 16 and earlier
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 21 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_23 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_26 and earlier
- JDK and JRE 6 Update 16 and earlier
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 21 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_23 and earlier
% java -version
java version 1.5.0_17
There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.
4. Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases:
Java SE for Windows, Solaris, and Linux:
- JDK and JRE 6 Update 17 or later
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 22 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_24 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_27 or later
- JDK and JRE 6 Update 17 or later
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 22 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_24 or later
JRE 6 Update 17:
- http://java.com/
- Through the Java Update tool for Microsoft Windows users
- Java SE 6: update 17 (as delivered in patch 125136-18)
- Java SE 6: update 17 (as delivered in patch 125137-18 (64bit))
- Java SE 6_x86: update 17 (as delivered in patch 125138-18)
- Java SE 6_x86: update 17 (as delivered in patch 125139-18 (64bit))
JDK 5.0 Update 22 for Solaris is available in the following patches:
- J2SE 5.0: update 22 (as delivered in patch 118666-24)
- J2SE 5.0: update 22 (as delivered in patch 118667-24 (64bit))
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 22 (as delivered in patch 118668-24)
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 22 (as delivered in patch 118669-24 (64bit))
Note 1: Java SE releases SDK and JRE 1.4.2 have completed the Sun End of Service Life (EOSL) process and is only supported for customers with Solaris 9 and 10. Sun recommends that users upgrade to the latest Java SE release. Customers interested in continuing to receive critical fixes on SDK and JRE 1.4.2 are encouraged to migrate to Java SE for Business.
Note 2: Java SE releases SDK and JRE 1.3.1 has completed the Sun End of Service Life (EOSL) process and is only supported for customers with Solaris 8 and Vintage Support Offering support contracts (see http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html). Sun strongly recommends that users upgrade to the latest Java SE release.
Note 3: When installing a new version of the product from a source other than a Solaris patch, it is recommended that the old affected versions be removed from your system. To remove old affected versions on the Windows platform, please see:
For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557.
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