Oracle Java SE 6u65/7u45 Security memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Java SE 6u65/7u45. This affects an unknown function of the component Security. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-5878. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u65/7u45 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Security. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u65 and 7u45, Java SE Embedded 7u45, and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Security. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the the Security component does not properly handle null XML namespace (xmlns) attributes during XML document canonicalization, which allows attackers to escape the sandbox.

The issue has been introduced in 10/15/2013. The weakness was presented 01/14/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-5878 since 09/18/2013. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 91 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73398 (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS : openjdk-6 regression (USN-2124-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185058 (HP-UX Running Java7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02972)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73398), SecurityFocus (BID 64758†), OSVDB (102005†), Secunia (SA56432†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42932†). See VDB-6095, VDB-7810, VDB-8664 and VDB-8665 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 73398
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS : openjdk-6 regression (USN-2124-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 881864
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2014:0026 centos6
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11888

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SecurityFocus: 64758 - RETIRED: Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 56432
OSVDB: 102005
SecurityTracker: 1029608
Vulnerability Center: 42932 - [cpujan2014-1972949] Oracle Java SE and Embedded Client Deployment Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Related to Security Component (CVE-2013-5878), High

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Created: 01/15/2014 10:55
Updated: 06/06/2021 23:36
Changes: 01/15/2014 10:55 (49), 04/07/2017 17:10 (31), 06/06/2021 23:12 (1), 06/06/2021 23:22 (7), 06/06/2021 23:36 (1)
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