VDB-102135 · CVE-2016-3690 · BID 99079

Red Hat JBoss EAP 4.x/5.x PooledInvokerServlet deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat JBoss EAP 4.x/5.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PooledInvokerServlet. Performing a manipulation results in deserialization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3690. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Red Hat JBoss EAP 4.x/5.x (Application Server Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component PooledInvokerServlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PooledInvokerServlet in JBoss EAP 4.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized payload.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2016. The weakness was published 06/08/2017 with Red Hat (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-3690 since 03/30/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 12/26/2020).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 420 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11841 (JBoss PooledInvokerServlet is Enabled.).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 99079†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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03/30/2016 🔍
04/14/2016 +15 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +420 days 🔍
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06/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/15/2017 +6 days 🔍
12/26/2020 +1290 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Researcher: Dennis Reed, Red Hat
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3690 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3690
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102135
SecurityFocus: 99079 - RedHat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CVE-2016-3690 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2017 07:58
Updated: 12/26/2020 15:21
Changes: 06/09/2017 07:58 (61), 10/15/2019 12:36 (5), 12/26/2020 15:21 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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