Oracle Java SE 6u75/7u60/8u5 Hotspot Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u75/7u60/8u5 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Hotspot. 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 Oracle Java SE 6u75, 7u60, and 8u5 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

The issue has been introduced in 04/15/2014. The weakness was shared 07/16/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4219 since 06/17/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 92 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350346 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.7.0-openjdk: ALAS-2014-383).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (94589).

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4219 (🔍)
X-Force: 94589 - Oracle Java SE Hotspot unspecified, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1030577
Vulnerability Center: 45753 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle Java SE Client Deployments Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Related to Hotspot - CVE-2014-4219, Critical
SecurityFocus: 68620 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2014-4219 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 60245 - Red Hat update for java-1.6.0-sun, Highly Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 09:19
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (72), 06/04/2017 10:38 (5), 02/09/2022 09:19 (3)
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