Oracle Java SE 6u161/7u151/8u144/9 Serialization denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Oracle Java SE 6u161/7u151/8u144/9. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Serialization. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-10281. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u161/7u151/8u144/9 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Serialization. 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 availability.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2017. The weakness was shared 10/19/2017 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-10281 since 06/21/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 104183 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2017-917)), 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 371397 (IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Multiple Security Vulnerabilities(swg22014202)).

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 Tenable (104183) and SecurityFocus (BID 101378†). The entries VDB-21337, VDB-63776, VDB-90671 and VDB-96545 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 104183
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2017-917)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2017:2998 centos7
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/21/2017 🔍
10/17/2017 +118 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017
Researcher: Gaston Traberg
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-10281 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-10281
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108159

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SecurityFocus: 101378 - Oracle Java SE and JRockit CVE-2017-10281 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039596

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2017 00:02
Updated: 01/18/2021 16:33
Changes: 10/20/2017 00:02 (89), 11/28/2019 10:37 (3), 01/18/2021 16:30 (3), 01/18/2021 16:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:EB0:103

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