Oracle Java SE JRE up to 7 Update 4 Networking Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE JRE up to 7 Update 4 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Networking. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier, when running on Solaris, allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Networking.

The weakness was published 06/12/2012 by Andrei Costin with Oracle as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-1720 since 03/16/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59462 (Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (June 2012 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119186 (HP-UX Running Java multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02805)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at oracle.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76250) and Tenable (59462). Similar entries are available at 5127, 5539, 5541 and 5542.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Local: Yes
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 59462
Nessus Name: Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (June 2012 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 802948
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE Java Runtime Environment Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities - (Windows)
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Patch: oracle.com

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Researcher: Andrei Costin
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1720 (🔍)
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X-Force: 76250
SecurityTracker: 1027153 - Oracle Java SE Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 35878 - [javacpujun2012-1515912] JRE in Oracle Java SE Local Unspecified Vulnerability via Vectors Related to Networking, Low
SecurityFocus: 53956 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2012-1720 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 49472 - Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 82885

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/14/2012 13:17
Updated: 03/25/2021 15:38
Changes: 06/14/2012 13:17 (85), 04/19/2017 10:29 (11), 03/25/2021 15:38 (2)
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