CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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8.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in the JPEG JFIF Decoder 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 gain privileges via a crafted image file, aka Bug Id 6862969.
The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2009 by Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht) with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-3872. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/27/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.
A public exploit has been developed in Java. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42834 (GLSA-200911-02 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 (42834). The entries 3956, 4206, 43143 and 43142 are pretty similar.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8
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Class: Remote Code ExecutionCWE: Unknown
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 42834
Nessus Name: GLSA-200911-02 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 835225
OpenVAS Name: HP-UX Update for Java HPSBUX02503
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Upgrade: JRE/JDK 1.6.0
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Timeline
10/29/2009 🔍10/29/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3872 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 23988 - Sun Java SE in JDK, JRE and SDK JPEG JFIF Decoder Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36881 - Sun Java SE November 2009 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/27/2021 08:24
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/16/2017 10:21 (14), 08/27/2021 08:22 (4), 08/27/2021 08:24 (1)
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