IBM Java up to 7 denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Java up to 7 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in IBM Java 5.0 before 5.0 SR16-FP3, 6 before 6 SR14, 6.0.1 before 6.0.1 SR6, and 7 before 7 SR5 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 07/03/2013 as confirmed advisory (IBM Knowledge Base). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. The advisory contains:

Note: To use the following commands on VIOS you must first execute: oem_setup_env To determine if your system is vulnerable, execute the following command: lslpp -L devices.common.IBM.ib.rte The following fileset levels are vulnerable: AIX Fileset Lower Level Upper Level ------------------------------------------------------- devices.common.IBM.ib.rte 6.1.6.0 6.1.6.21 devices.common.IBM.ib.rte 6.1.7.0 6.1.7.18 devices.common.IBM.ib.rte 6.1.8.0 6.1.8.15 devices.common.IBM.ib.rte 7.1.0.0 7.1.0.21 devices.common.IBM.ib.rte 7.1.1.0 7.1.1.18 devices.common.IBM.ib.rte 7.1.2.0 7.1.2.15
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4002 since 06/07/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 79115 (RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:1818)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185056 (HP-UX Running Java7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02944)).

Upgrading to version 7 SR5 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 X-Force (85260) and Tenable (79115). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 8383, 9226, 9199 and 9223.

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

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 79115
Nessus Name: RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:1818)
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OpenVAS ID: 881814
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2013:1447 centos5
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Upgrade: Java 7 SR5

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4002 (🔍)
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X-Force: 85260 - IBM Java Apache Xerces-J parser denial of service, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 61310 - IBM Java CVE-2013-4002 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 54154 - IBM Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 95418

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Created: 07/22/2013 17:35
Updated: 04/27/2019 10:15
Changes: 07/22/2013 17:35 (83), 04/27/2019 10:15 (4)
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