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Article ID : 1019851.1
Article Type : Sun Alerts (SURE)
Last reviewed : 2010-05-20
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Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC may Allow an Application to Escalate Privileges



Category
Security

Release Phase
Resolved

Bug Id
6740989

Product
Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5.2

Date of Resolved Release
15-Dec-2008

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (WTK) for CLDC may allow an application to escalate privileges:

1. Impact

Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (WTK) for CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration) may separately allow a malicious program to execute arbitrary code on the system running WTK with the privileges of the WTK process. For a malicious program to exploit these vulnerabilities, it would have to be downloaded and executed in the WTK.

2. Contributing Factors

These issues can occur in the following releases:
  • Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5.2 or earlier
3. Symptoms

There are no symptoms that would indicate the described issues have occurred.

4. Workaround

There are no workarounds for these issues. Please see the Resolution section below.

5. Resolution

These issues are addressed in the following releases:
  • Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5.2_01 or later
Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC is available at:

For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see 1009886.1.

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