What is CVE-2004-2540?

CVE-2004-2540 is a vulnerability in Sun Jdk. Published 2004-12-31.

Is CVE-2004-2540 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Sun Jdk

CVE-2004-2540

readObject in (1) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and (2) Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.4.0 through 1.4.2_05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM unresponsive) via crafted serialized data.

EPSS: 0.025 (83.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Sun Jdk — versions 1.4, 1.4.0_01, 1.4.0_02
Sun Jre — versions 1.4, 1.4.0_01, 1.4.0_02
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

PalindromeLabs/Java-Deserialization-CVEs

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-2540?: CVE-2004-2540 is a vulnerability in Sun Jdk. Published 2004-12-31.
Is CVE-2004-2540 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.