Oracle Java SE 6u171/7u161 Serialization access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u171/7u161. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Serialization. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-2657. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u171/7u161 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Serialization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2018. The weakness was released 01/18/2018 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-2657 since 12/15/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106139 (Oracle JRockit R28.3.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2018 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 330049 (IBM AIX Java Multiple Vulnerabilities(java_jan2018_advisory)).

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 (106139) and SecurityFocus (BID 102629†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68431, VDB-89667, VDB-92931 and VDB-95678. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 106139
Nessus Name: Oracle JRockit R28.3.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2018 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 53237
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE Security Updates (jan2018-3236628) 01 - Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018
Researcher: Oracle
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2657 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112076

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SecurityFocus: 102629 - Oracle Java SE and JRockit CVE-2018-2657 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040203

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2018 09:43
Updated: 01/31/2021 13:37
Changes: 01/18/2018 09:43 (88), 12/25/2019 07:05 (4), 01/31/2021 13:30 (4), 01/31/2021 13:37 (1)
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