CVE-2004-2540

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 5.0

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-12-31 CVE Published
2005-11-16 CVE Reserved
2023-10-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-04/0113.html	Mailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20027	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/13271	2017-07-11
http://sunsolve.sun.com/searchproxy/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57707-1	2017-07-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_01"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_02"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_02"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_02"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_03"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_03"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_03"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_4"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_4"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.0_4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.0_4"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_01"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_01"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_01"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_02"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_02"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_02"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_03"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_03"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.1_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.1_03"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_01"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_02"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_03"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_03"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_03"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_04 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_04"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_04 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_04"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_04 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_04"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_05 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_05"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_05 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_05"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jdk Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk"				1.4.2_05 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jdk" and version "1.4.2_05"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_01"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_01"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_02"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_02"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_02"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_03"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_03"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_03 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_03"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_04 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_04"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_04 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_04"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.0_04 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.0_04"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1"		update3, linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1"		update3, solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1"		update3, windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1_01"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1_01"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1_01 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1_01"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1_02"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1_02"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1_02 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1_02"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.1_07 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.1_07"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update1, linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update1, solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update1, windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update2, linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update2, solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update2, windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update3, linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update3, solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update3, windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update4, linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update4, solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update4, windows		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update5, linux		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update5, solaris		Affected
Sun Search vendor "Sun"		Jre Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Sun" for product "Jre" and version "1.4.2"		update5, windows		Affected