Oracle Java SE/Java SE Embedded 6u71/7u51/8 Deployment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded 6u71/7u51/8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Deployment Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-2409. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded 6u71/7u51/8 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Deployment Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u71, 7u51, and 8, and Java SE Embedded 7u51, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

The issue has been introduced in 01/14/2014. The weakness was disclosed 04/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-2409 since 03/13/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73570 (Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (April 2014 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166888 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for IBM Java 6 (SUSE-SU-2014:0728-3)).

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 (73570), SecurityFocus (BID 66915†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030099†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44086†). The entries VDB-12983, VDB-12982, VDB-12981 and VDB-12980 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 73570
Nessus Name: Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (April 2014 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 802878
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for IBM SUSE-SU-2014:0728-2 (IBM)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12947

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SecurityFocus: 66915 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2014-2409 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030099 - Oracle Java Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Access and Modify Data, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 44086 - [cpuapr2014-1972952] Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Client Deployments Remote Data Read Write Related to Deployment, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2014 10:33
Updated: 05/11/2026 01:34
Changes: 04/16/2014 10:33 (80), 05/25/2017 10:40 (4), 06/17/2021 08:55 (3), 05/11/2026 01:34 (15)
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