CVE-2007-2788 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 18.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 18.19% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-05-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | jdk |
| sun | jre |
| sun | sdk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sun Java JDK 1.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2007-05-16 |
References
- http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/248
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000003.html
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2006-004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25295
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25474
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25832
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26049
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26119
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26311
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26369
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26933
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27203
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27266
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28115
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28365
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