IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1 JRE/SDK Install input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component JRE/SDK Install. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-1541. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM AIX 5.3/6.1/7.1 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component JRE/SDK Install. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A flaw in the AIX 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, and 7.2 JRE/SDK installp and updatep packages prevented the java.security, java.policy and javaws.policy files from being updated correctly. IBM X-Force ID: 130809.

The bug was discovered 09/01/2017. The weakness was released 10/04/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at aix.software.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-1541 since 11/30/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/15/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103191 (AIX Java Advisory : java_july2017_advisory.asc (July 2017 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 330029 (IBM AIX Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (java_july2017_advisory)).

A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103191) and SecurityFocus (BID 100914†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-105858, VDB-106612, VDB-109008 and VDB-112557. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103191
Nessus Name: AIX Java Advisory : java_july2017_advisory.asc (July 2017 CPU)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/30/2016 🔍
09/01/2017 +275 days 🔍
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09/13/2017 +12 days 🔍
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10/03/2017 +20 days 🔍
10/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
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01/15/2021 +1199 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: aix.software.ibm.com
Researcher: Otto Airamo, Antti Levomäki.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-1541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107426

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X-Force: 130809
SecurityFocus: 100914 - Tcpdump CVE-2017-12997 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039372

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2017 10:32
Updated: 01/15/2021 11:22
Changes: 10/04/2017 10:32 (71), 11/21/2019 17:39 (5), 01/15/2021 11:18 (3), 01/15/2021 11:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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