Sun JRE up to 1.6.0 Remote Code Execution

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9.8$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Sun JRE up to 1.6.0 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown function. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 6 Update 27 and earlier, 5.0 Update 31 and earlier, and 1.4.2_33 and earlier, and JRockit R28.1.4 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Sound.

The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2011 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3545. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/24/2021). 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 57208 (SuSE 10 Security Update : IBM Java (ZYPP Patch Number 7862)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120097 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02760)).

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 X-Force (70848) and Tenable (57208). The entries 60221, 59171, 59169 and 59168 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 57208
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : IBM Java (ZYPP Patch Number 7862)
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OpenVAS ID: 802275
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities - October 2011 (Windows03)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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09/16/2011 🔍
10/18/2011 +32 days 🔍
10/19/2011 +1 days 🔍
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10/23/2011 +4 days 🔍
12/13/2011 +51 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1196 days 🔍
11/24/2021 +2438 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2011:1384
Organization: Oracle
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3545 (🔍)
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X-Force: 70848
Vulnerability Center: 33580 - [javacpuoct2011-443431] Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE and JRockit R28.1.4 Unspecified Remote Vulnerability Related to Sound, Critical
SecurityFocus: 50220 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2011-3545 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 48308

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2021 10:10
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/04/2017 11:09 (10), 11/24/2021 10:05 (6), 11/24/2021 10:10 (1)
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