VDB-74924 · CVE-2015-0491 · BID 74094

Oracle Java SE 5.0u81/6u91/7u76/8u40 2D denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81/6u91/7u76/8u40 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component 2D. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The program does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81, 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40, and Java FX 2.2.76, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0459.

The weakness was shared 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-0491 since 12/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/06/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84087 (AIX Java Advisory : java_april2015_advisory.asc (Bar Mitzvah) (FREAK)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123519 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - April 2015).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Vulnerability Center (SBV-49930) and Tenable (84087). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries 74910, 74899, 74900 and 74901 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Nessus ID: 84087
Nessus Name: AIX Java Advisory : java_april2015_advisory.asc (Bar Mitzvah) (FREAK)
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OpenVAS ID: 100895
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE JRE Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-02 Apr 2015 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0491 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032120
Vulnerability Center: 49930 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle Java SE and JavaFX Remote Code Execution in 2D Component, Critical
SecurityFocus: 74094 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2015-0491 Remote Security Vulnerability

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Created: 04/15/2015 02:26 PM
Updated: 05/06/2022 06:11 PM
Changes: 04/15/2015 02:26 PM (69), 06/27/2017 09:09 AM (8), 05/06/2022 06:04 PM (3), 05/06/2022 06:11 PM (1)
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