Sun.Java.JRE.DNS.DoS
Description
This indicates a possible attempt to exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the InitialDirContext in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) that may allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Java exception and failed DNS requests) via a large number of DNS requests.
Affected Products
Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment 1.5
Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment 1.4.2_03
Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment 1.4.2
Impact
Denial of service
Recommended Actions
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue.
Telemetry
Coverage
IPS (Regular DB) | |
IPS (Extended DB) |