Oracle Java SE/JavaFX up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE and JavaFX up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5844. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE and JavaFX up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 (Programming Language Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier and JavaFX 2.2.40 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to JavaFX.

The weakness was shared 10/15/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5844 since 09/18/2013. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/31/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72139 (GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121558 (IBM Java SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities (Oracle October 2013 CPU)).

Upgrading 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 (87979), Tenable (72139), SecurityFocus (BID 63136†), OSVDB (98541†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41946†). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. The entries VDB-5549, VDB-5550, VDB-7753 and VDB-9203 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 72139
Nessus Name: GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5844 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10769

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X-Force: 87979
SecurityFocus: 63136
OSVDB: 98541
Vulnerability Center: 41946 - [cpuoct2013-1899837] Oracle Java SE JRE and JavaFX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in \x27JavaFX\x27 Component (CVE-2013-5844), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2013 12:07
Updated: 05/31/2021 08:41
Changes: 10/16/2013 12:07 (48), 05/13/2017 10:23 (29), 05/31/2021 08:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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