VDB-122465 · CVE-2016-8648 · BID 94513

Red Hat JBoss Fuse/JBoss A-MQ 6.x MBeans deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat JBoss Fuse and JBoss A-MQ 6.x. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component MBeans. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-8648. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Red Hat JBoss Fuse and JBoss A-MQ 6.x (Application Server Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component MBeans. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

It was found that the Karaf container used by Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.x, and Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.x, deserializes objects passed to MBeans via JMX operations. An attacker could use this flaw to execute remote code on the server as the user running the Java Virtual Machine if the target MBean contain deserialization gadgets in its classpath.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2016. The weakness was published 08/01/2018 with Red Hat as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-8648 since 10/12/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/28/2023).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 591 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 94513†). Similar entry is available at VDB-122467. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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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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Recommended: no mitigation known
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10/12/2016 🔍
11/24/2016 +43 days 🔍
12/18/2016 +24 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +590 days 🔍
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08/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2023 +1730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-8648 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8648
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122465
SecurityFocus: 94513 - Apache Karaf CVE-2016-8648 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2018 07:27
Updated: 04/28/2023 02:38
Changes: 08/02/2018 07:27 (61), 03/12/2020 10:46 (5), 04/28/2023 02:38 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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