Oracle Java SE/JRockit/Java SE Embedded up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE, JRockit and Java SE Embedded up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in IBM Java 5.0 before 5.0 SR16-FP3, 6 before 6 SR14, 6.0.1 before 6.0.1 SR6, and 7 before 7 SR5 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/15/2013 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4002 since 06/07/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79115 (RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:1818)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185056 (HP-UX Running Java7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02944)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (85260) and Tenable (79115). Further details are available at isc.sans.edu. The entries 8383, 9569, 9570 and 9571 are related to this item.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 79115
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:1818)
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OpenVAS ID: 881814
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2013:1447 centos5
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4002 (🔍)
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X-Force: 85260 - IBM Java Apache Xerces-J parser denial of service, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 40720 - [cpuoct2013-1899837] Oracle Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit and IBM Java Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4002), High
SecurityFocus: 61310 - IBM Java CVE-2013-4002 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 54473 - IBM Platform Application Center XML Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Created: 10/16/2013 12:07
Updated: 05/31/2021 09:11
Changes: 10/16/2013 12:07 (82), 05/06/2017 19:44 (7), 05/31/2021 09:11 (3)
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