Oracle Java SE 6u65/7u45 Deployment Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u65/7u45. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Deployment. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2013-5888. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u65/7u45 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Deployment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u65 and 7u45, when running with GNOME, allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

The issue has been introduced in 10/15/2013. The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-5888 since 09/18/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 72139 (GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 X-Force (90354), Tenable (72139), SecurityFocus (BID 64758†), OSVDB (102023†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43042†). The entries VDB-5549, VDB-5550, VDB-6095 and VDB-7753 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 72139
Nessus Name: GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities
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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-2013-5888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11907

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X-Force: 90354
SecurityFocus: 64758 - Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 102023
SecurityTracker: 1029608
Vulnerability Center: 43042 - [cpujan2014-1972949] Oracle Java SE with GNOME Local Code Execution Vulnerability in Client Deployment, Medium

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Created: 01/15/2014 10:55
Updated: 06/07/2021 08:11
Changes: 01/15/2014 10:55 (50), 04/07/2017 17:11 (20), 06/07/2021 07:55 (1), 06/07/2021 08:01 (7), 06/07/2021 08:07 (2), 06/07/2021 08:11 (1)
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