IBM Java SDK 5.0 privileges management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Java SDK 5.0 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 03/06/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-304.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8892 since 11/14/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81201 (RHEL 6 / 7 : java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2015:0133)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167907 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for java-1_7_0-ibm (SUSE-SU-2015:1073-1)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (81201). The entry 75358 is related to this item.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 81201
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 / 7 : java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2015:0133)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for java-1_6_0-ibm SUSE-SU-2015:0392-1 (java-1_6_0-ibm)
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01/21/2013 🔍
11/14/2014 +662 days 🔍
02/06/2015 +84 days 🔍
03/02/2015 +24 days 🔍
03/06/2015 +4 days 🔍
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05/13/2015 +68 days 🔍
05/17/2022 +2561 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: RHSA-2015:0133
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-8892 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 48842 - IBM Java Virtual Machine Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 73259 - IBM Java SDK CVE-2014-8892 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Created: 05/13/2015 16:34
Updated: 05/17/2022 12:35
Changes: 05/13/2015 16:34 (59), 06/21/2017 11:01 (9), 05/17/2022 12:28 (4), 05/17/2022 12:35 (2)
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