Sun JRE 1.5.0/1.6.0 Hotspot memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE 1.5.0/1.6.0 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Hotspot. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in the HotSpot Server component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0, Update, and 23 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 04/01/2010 by Stephen Fewer (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0845. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/02/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46873 (CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2010:0339)), 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 118429 (Fedora Update for Java (FEDORA-2010-6025)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (46873), SecurityFocus (BID 39089†), Secunia (SA39292†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25268†). The entries VDB-52534, VDB-52532, VDB-52531 and VDB-52523 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 46873
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2010:0339)
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OpenVAS ID: 880601
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2010:0339 centos5 i386
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Stephen Fewer (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
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CVE: CVE-2010-0845 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 39089 - Oracle Java SE and Java for Business CVE-2010-0845 Remote HotSpot Server Vulnerability
Secunia: 39292
Vulnerability Center: 25268 - [javacpumar2010-083341] Sun JRE and JDK Remote HotSpot Server Component Unspecified Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Medium

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 02/02/2025 04:17 AM
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 PM (64), 02/22/2017 10:59 AM (11), 09/06/2021 11:13 PM (4), 09/06/2021 11:22 PM (1), 02/02/2025 04:17 AM (15)
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