Oracle JRE up to 1.6.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Oracle JRE up to 1.6.0 (Programming Language Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, 6 Update 35 and earlier, 5.0 Update 36 and earlier, 1.4.2_38 and earlier, and JavaFX 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2012 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5083 since 09/22/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 12/19/2021). 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 72139 (GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: 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 185012 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02832)).

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 (79412), Tenable (72139), SecurityFocus (BID 56025†), Secunia (SA51141†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36696†).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 72139
Nessus Name: GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802479
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE JRE Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-02 oct12 (Windows)
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1391
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2012-5083 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79412
SecurityFocus: 56025 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2012-5083 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 51141
Vulnerability Center: 36696 - [javacpuoct2012-1515924] Oracle JRE in Java SE and JavaFX Remote Unspecified Vulnerability (CVE-2012-5083), Critical

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 12/19/2021 11:10 AM
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM (59), 04/19/2017 10:32 AM (16), 12/19/2021 11:04 AM (2), 12/19/2021 11:10 AM (1)
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