Oracle Java SE 8u182/11 Serviceability access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 8u182/11. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Serviceability. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-3211. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Java SE 8u182/11 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Serviceability. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 10/16/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2018 with Zero Day Initiative as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-3211 since 12/15/2017. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118371 (RHEL 7 : java-1.8.0-oracle (RHSA-2018:3002)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371265 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - October 2018).

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 (118371) and SecurityFocus (BID 105591†). The entries VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 118371
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : java-1.8.0-oracle (RHSA-2018:3002)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-3211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125517
SecurityFocus: 105591 - Oracle Java SE/Java SE Embedded CVE-2018-3211 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041889

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2018 08:40
Updated: 05/26/2023 14:57
Changes: 10/17/2018 08:40 (84), 04/03/2020 16:47 (6), 05/26/2023 14:57 (5)
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