Intrusion PreventionGIF.Logical.Screen.Descriptor.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against a buffer-overflow vulnerability in Sun Microsystems' Java Web Start.
The vulnerability is caused by a boundary error when the vulnerable software handles a customized splash screen GIF image. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier
Sun JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier
Sun SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier
Sun SDK and JRE 1.3.1_23 and earlier
Impact
System Compromise
Recommended Actions
Update to the latest versions:
JDK and JRE 6 Update 11
JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 17
SDK and JRE 1.4.2_19
SDK and JRE 1.3.1_24
http://www.java.com/.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 17269 |
| Created | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Updated | Nov 05, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2008-2086 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 48.34% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | All |
| Affected App | SUN |