VDB-11878 · CVE-2014-0428 · BID 64758

Oracle Java SE 5.0u55/6u65/7u45 CORBA memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 5.0u55/6u65/7u45 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component CORBA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u55, 6u65, and 7u45; Java SE Embedded 7u45; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to CORBA. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue is related to "insufficient security checks in IIOP streams," which allows attackers to escape the sandbox.

The weakness was presented 01/14/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-0428 since 12/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/06/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72298 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2014-280)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350462 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.6.0-openjdk: ALAS-2014-283).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (72298). See 6095, 7810, 8664 and 8665 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 72298
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OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2014:0026 centos6
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0428 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1029608
Vulnerability Center: 42909 - [cpujan2014-1972949] Oracle Java SE and Embedded Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in CORBA Component (CVE-2014-0428), Critical
SecurityFocus: 64758 - RETIRED: Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OSVDB: 101996

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Created: 01/15/2014 10:55
Updated: 06/06/2021 19:04
Changes: 01/15/2014 10:55 (47), 04/07/2017 17:10 (29), 06/06/2021 18:50 (1), 06/06/2021 18:57 (7), 06/06/2021 19:04 (1)
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