Explain CVE-2013-0440
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, 6 through Update 38, 5.0 through Update 38, and 1.4.2_40 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JSSE.  NOTE: the previous information is from the February 2013 CPU.  Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to CPU consumption in the SSL/TLS implementation via a large number of ClientHello packets that are not properly handled by (1) ClientHandshaker.java and (2) ServerHandshaker.java.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'GLSA-201406-32', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2013:095', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095'}, {'name': 'SSRT101156', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136570436423916&w=2'}, {'name': 'TA13-032A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0236', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0236.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:1455', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html'}, {'name': 'VU#858729', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2013:0478', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00034.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0237', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX02857', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0247', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16558', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16558'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19285', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19285'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19397', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19397'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859140'}, {'name': 'HPSBMU02874', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2'}, {'name': 'SSRT101103', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea7-forest-2.3/jdk/rev/5c1e8b779c65'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2013:0312', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00014.html'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2013:0377', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19229', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19229'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0246', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0246.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:1456', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX02864', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136570436423916&w=2'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0245', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0245.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html'}, {'name': '57712', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57712'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea6-1.11/file/icedtea6-1.11.6/NEWS'}, {'name': 'SSRT101184', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0056'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED