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Integer overflow in the InitialDirContext in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2, 1.5.0 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Java exception and failed DNS requests) via a large number of DNS requests, which causes the xid variable to wrap around and become negative

Published Feb 19, 2005

Description

Integer overflow in the InitialDirContext in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2, 1.5.0 and possibly other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Java exception and failed DNS requests) via a large number of DNS requests, which causes the xid variable to wrap around and become negative.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 19, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 18, 2005
Link CVE-2004-1503
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2004-1503
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2004-1503