Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 201672 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1001245.1. |
Category Security Release Phase Resolved 5037001 Date of Resolved Release 20-DEC-2004 A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) ... 1. Impact A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) involving object deserialization could be exploited remotely to cause the Java Virtual Machine to become unresponsive, which is a type of Denial-of-Service (DoS). This issue can affect the JRE if an application that runs on it accepts serialized data from an untrusted source. Sun acknowledges with thanks, Marc Schoenefeld, for bringing this issue to our attention. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases:
Note: JDK and JRE 5.0 and releases prior to SDK and JRE 1.4 are not affected by this issue. To determine the version of Java on a system, the following command can be run: % java -fullversion java full version "1.4.1_06-b01" 3. Symptoms The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is unresponsive. 4. Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases:
J2SE releases are available for download at:
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