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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2004-2540

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.49%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.49% probability · 84th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
sun/jdk · sun/jre
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.