Oracle Java SE 7u201/8u192/11.0.1 ImageIO divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u201/8u192/11.0.1 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component ImageIO. Performing a manipulation results in divide by zero. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-11212. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u201/8u192/11.0.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in libjpeg 9a. The alloc_sarray function in jmemmgr.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error) via a crafted file.

The bug was discovered 05/16/2018. The weakness was published 01/16/2019 by Jann Horn with Google Project Zero as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11212 since 05/16/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121230 (Oracle Java SE 1.7.x < 1.7.0_211 / 1.8.x < 1.8.0_201 / 1.11.x < 1.11.0_2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2019 CPU) (Unix)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371528 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - January 2019).

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 (121230) and SecurityFocus (BID 104232†). Similar entries are available at VDB-117820, VDB-118107, VDB-121205 and VDB-126166. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 121230
Nessus Name: Oracle Java SE 1.7.x < 1.7.0_211 / 1.8.x < 1.8.0_201 / 1.11.x < 1.11.0_2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2019 CPU) (Unix)
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01/16/2019 +240 days 🔍
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05/01/2020 +470 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Researcher: Jann Horn
Organization: Google Project Zero
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-11212 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11212
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129615
SecurityFocus: 104232 - Multiple CPU Hardware CVE-2018-3639 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 05/01/2020 14:48
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (77), 05/01/2020 14:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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