Sun Java JRE jpiexp32.dll NULL Pointer Remote DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 30148

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application that is prone to a denial of service attack.

Description

According to its version number, the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on the remote host reportedly contains an issue in 'jpiexp32.dll' that can lead to a NULL pointer exception when an HTML object references a Java applet but does not define the 'name' attribute. If a remote attacker can trick a user on the affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page, this issue could be leveraged to cause the JRE and Internet Explorer to crash.

Solution

Upgrade to Sun Java 2 JDK and JRE 5.0 update 14 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 30148

File Name: sun_java_jre_jpiexp32_dos.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/1/2008

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:jre

Required KB Items: SMB/Java/JRE/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0012

BID: 27185

CWE: 20

Detections

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