VDB-74927 · CVE-2015-0458 · BID 74141

Oracle Java SE 6u91/7u76/8u40 Deployment memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u91/7u76/8u40 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Deployment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in in Oracle Java SE 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

The issue has been introduced in 01/21/2015. The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0458 since 12/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/06/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 83 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83106 (openSUSE Security Update : java-1_7_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2015-331)), 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 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (83106). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries 74910, 74899, 74900 and 74901 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 83106
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : java-1_7_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2015-331)
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OpenVAS ID: 100895
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE JRE Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability Apr 2015 (Windows)
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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-2015-0458 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032120
Vulnerability Center: 49933 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle Java SE Remote Code Execution in Deployment, High
SecurityFocus: 74141 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2015-0458 Remote Security Vulnerability

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Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/06/2022 18:56
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (74), 06/27/2017 14:24 (7), 05/06/2022 18:48 (2), 05/06/2022 18:56 (1)
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