VDB-78653 · CVE-2015-4872 · BID 77211

Oracle Java SE 6u101/7u85/8u60 denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u101/7u85/8u60 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60; Java SE Embedded 8u51; and JRockit R28.3.7 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Security.

The weakness was presented 10/20/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-4872 since 06/24/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86636 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-605)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350097 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.7.0-openjdk: ALAS-2015-605).

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 (86636). See 77628, 78614, 78643 and 78622 for similar entries.

Productinfo

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Programming Language Software

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Oracle

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Java SE

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open-source

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

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 86636
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-605)
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OpenVAS ID: 703381
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3381-1 (openjdk-7 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4872 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1033884
Vulnerability Center: 54474 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Java-SE] Oracle Java SE and JRockit Remote Security Bypass in JAXP - CVE-2015-4872, Medium
SecurityFocus: 77211 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2015-4872 Remote Security Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2015 12:52
Updated: 06/23/2022 10:05
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 (68), 04/18/2018 13:55 (11), 06/23/2022 10:05 (3)
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