Oracle Java SE 7u181/8u172 Windows DLL access control

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u181/8u172 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Windows DLL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/18/2018 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-2942 since 12/15/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111214 (Oracle JRockit R28.3.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371079 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - July 2018).

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 Tenable (111214) and SecurityFocus (BID 104781†). The entries VDB-79791, VDB-95830, VDB-97118 and VDB-99028 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 8.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 111214
Nessus Name: Oracle JRockit R28.3.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2018 CPU)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2942 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 104781 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2018-2942 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041302

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2018 10:06 AM
Updated: 04/17/2023 09:48 AM
Changes: 07/18/2018 10:06 AM (85), 03/07/2020 09:51 AM (5), 04/17/2023 09:48 AM (5)
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