Sun OpenJDK prior 5.0 access control

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A vulnerability has been found in Sun OpenJDK and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Sun Java SE 5.0 before Update 22 and 6 before Update 17, and OpenJDK, does not properly restrict the objects that may be sent to loggers, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via vectors related to the implementation of Component, KeyboardFocusManager, and DefaultKeyboardFocusManager, aka Bug Id 6664512.

The weakness was released 11/09/2009 by Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht) with iDEFENSE as Bug 530296 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3880. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed in Java. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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 155760 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for java-1.6.0-openjdk (ELSA-2009-1584)).

Upgrading to version 5.0 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). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4206, 51518, 50752 and 50750.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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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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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Bug 530296
Researcher: Peter Vreugdenhil (regenrecht)
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3880 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 23979 - Sun Java SE Abstract Window Toolkit Remote Information Disclosure 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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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/27/2021 10:17
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/16/2017 10:19 (14), 08/27/2021 10:11 (4), 08/27/2021 10:17 (1)
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