Oracle Java SE 6u181/7u171/8u162/10 JMX denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u181/7u171/8u162/10. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component JMX. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-2797. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Java SE 6u181/7u171/8u162/10 (Programming Language Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the component JMX. 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 04/17/2018. The weakness was shared 04/17/2018 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-2797 since 12/15/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110544 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2018:1690-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370953 (IBM Java SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities (Oracle April 17 2018 CPU (1.6.0_191, 1.7.0_181, 1.8.0_171))).

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 (110544) and SecurityFocus (BID 103846†). The entries VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 110544
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2018:1690-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 860287
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE Security Updates (apr2018-3678067) 04 - Linux
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2797 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2797
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116724

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SecurityFocus: 103846 - Oracle Java SE and JRockit CVE-2018-2797 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040697

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2018 08:53
Updated: 03/02/2023 12:00
Changes: 04/20/2018 08:53 (86), 01/28/2020 17:43 (6), 03/02/2023 12:00 (5)
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