Oracle Java SE 6u201/7u191/8u182/11 Deployment divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Oracle Java SE 6u201/7u191/8u182/11. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Deployment. Such manipulation leads to divide by zero. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-13785. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u201/7u191/8u182/11 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Deployment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In libpng 1.6.34, a wrong calculation of row_factor in the png_check_chunk_length function (pngrutil.c) may trigger an integer overflow and resultant divide-by-zero while processing a crafted PNG file, leading to a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 06/18/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2018 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-13785 since 07/09/2018. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 111040 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : libpng, libpng1.6 vulnerabilities (USN-3712-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237054 (Red Hat Update for java-1.8.0-ibm (RHSA-2018:3533)).

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 (111040) and SecurityFocus (BID 105599†). The entries VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 111040
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.10 / 18.04 LTS : libpng, libpng1.6 vulnerabilities (USN-3712-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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06/18/2018 🔍
07/09/2018 +20 days 🔍
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07/12/2018 +3 days 🔍
10/16/2018 +95 days 🔍
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10/17/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2018
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-13785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-13785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125522

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SecurityFocus: 105599 - Oracle Java SE/Java SE Embedded CVE-2018-13785 Remote Security Vulnerability
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Created: 10/17/2018 08:40
Updated: 05/30/2026 04:19
Changes: 10/17/2018 08:40 (86), 04/03/2020 16:57 (7), 05/26/2023 15:12 (5), 05/30/2026 04:19 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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