Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 JMX Endpoint Credentials deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Red Hat JBoss EAP 5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component JMX Endpoint. The manipulation as part of Credentials results in deserialization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-9585. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 (Application Server Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component JMX Endpoint. The manipulation as part of a Credentials 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Red Hat JBoss EAP version 5 is vulnerable to a deserialization of untrusted data in the JMX endpoint when deserializes the credentials passed to it. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability resulting in a denial of service attack.

The bug was discovered 12/14/2016. The weakness was shared 03/09/2018 with Red Hat as Bug 1404528 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9585 since 11/23/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/11/2020).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 450 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 94932†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/23/2016 🔍
12/14/2016 +21 days 🔍
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03/09/2018 +450 days 🔍
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01/11/2020 +672 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 1404528
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9585 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9585
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114264
SecurityFocus: 94932 - Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform CVE-2016-9585 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2018 20:32
Updated: 01/11/2020 19:36
Changes: 03/10/2018 20:32 (62), 01/11/2020 19:36 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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