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A vulnerability has been found in Sun SDKJDK and JRE up to 6u10 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_23 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable file names, which allows attackers to write malicious JAR files via unknown vectors.
The bug was discovered 12/03/2008. The weakness was shared 12/05/2008 by Sebastian Apelt with Virtual Security Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5360 since 12/04/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35046 (Fedora 9 : java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.20.b09.fc9 (2008-10860)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116174 (Sun Java Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8606.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47045) and Tenable (35046). The entries 3956, 45318, 45317 and 45316 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Nessus ID: 35046
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.20.b09.fc9 (2008-10860)
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OpenVAS ID: 860412
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: Virtual Security Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5360 (🔍)
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X-Force: 47045
SecurityTracker: 1021316
Vulnerability Center: 20229 - Sun JRE and JDK Insecure File Creation Allows Remote Attackers to Write Arbitrary Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 32608 - Sun Java Runtime Environment and Java Development Kit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34233 - HP-UX update for JRE / JDK, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50495 - CVE-2008-5360 - Sun - Multiple Products - File Modification Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-3339
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 08/21/2019 21:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (94), 08/21/2019 21:29 (5)
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