CVE-2004-2540 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2004-2540

readObject in (1) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and (2) Software...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

jdk, jre
Vulnerable Versions:
1.4, 1.4.0_01, 1.4.0_02, 1.4.0_03, 1.4.0_4, 1.4.1, 1.4.1_01, 1.4.1_02, 1.4.1_03, 1.4.2, 1.4.2_01, 1.4.2_02, 1.4.2_03, 1.4.2_04, 1.4.2_05, 1.4.0_04, 1.4.1_07

Timeline

Official Publish: November 16th, 2005
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.