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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-2788 · published 22 May 2007

CVE-2007-2788: Sun jdk vulnerability

Sun · Jdk

Integer overflow in the embedded ICC profile image parser in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.5.0_11-b03 and 1.6.x before 1.6.0_01-b06, and Sun Java Runtime Environment in JDK and JRE 6, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_14 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_20 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (JVM crash) via a crafted JPEG or BMP file that triggers a buffer overflow.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 18% · top 2.9% CWE-189 · CWE-189
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
18%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
116References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the embedded ICC profile image parser in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) before 1.5.0_11-b03 and 1.6.x before 1.6.0_01-b06, and Sun Java Runtime Environment in JDK and JRE 6, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_14 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_20 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (JVM crash) via a crafted JPEG or BMP file that triggers a buffer overflow.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/248 Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 Broken Link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2006-004.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25295 PatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25474 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25832 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26049 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26119 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26311 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26369 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26631 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26645 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26933 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27203 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27266 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28056 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28115 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28365 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29340 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30805 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-08.xml Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102934-1 Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200856-1 Broken Link
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/4f850d1e2b871db609de64ec70f0089c.html Third Party Advisory
http://support.novell.com/techcenter/psdb/d2f549cc040cd81ae4a268bb5edfe918.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-December/001862.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001696.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001697.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-July/001708.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-23.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200709-15.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/138545 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_45_java.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-2788), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.