CVE-2004-1503 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the InitialDirContext component of Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) versions 1.4.2 and 1.5.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a large volume of DNS requests, causing the 'xid' variable to become negative. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a low severity with network-based attacks and low complexity, leading to partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV listing, though it has garnered some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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