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A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects the function setBytePixels
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the setBytePixels function in the Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE in JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 22, JDK and JRE 6 before Update 17, SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_27, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments, aka Bug Id 6872358.
The weakness was released 11/05/2009 by Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht) with iDEFENSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3871. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in Java. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67075 (CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:1584)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185067 (HP-UX Running Java, Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02503)).
Upgrading to version 1.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8404.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (67075).
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 67075
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:1584)
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OpenVAS ID: 66262
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-11486 (java-1.6.0-openjdk)
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3871 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 23987 - Sun Java SE in JDK, JRE and SDK setBytePixels Function Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36881 - Sun Java SE November 2009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/27/2021 08:21
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/16/2017 10:21 (14), 08/27/2021 08:17 (3), 08/27/2021 08:21 (1)
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