VDB-133757 · CVE-2018-8088 · Nessus 233045

Oracle Utilities Framework up to 4.4.0.0.0 slf4j deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Oracle Utilities Framework up to 4.4.0.0.0. This affects an unknown function of the component slf4j. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-8088. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Utilities Framework up to 4.4.0.0.0. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component slf4j. 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 weakness was disclosed 04/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-8088. 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 03/21/2025).

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233045 (RHEL 5 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.20 (RHSA-2018:1450)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236749 (Red Hat Update for jboss-ec2-eap package for EAP 7.1.2(RHSA-2018:1249)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (233045). The entries VDB-114826, VDB-118041, VDB-133580 and VDB-133572 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Utilities Framework

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233045
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4.20 (RHSA-2018:1450)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/13/2018 🔍
04/16/2019 +399 days 🔍
04/16/2019 +0 days 🔍
04/18/2019 +2 days 🔍
03/21/2025 +2164 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-8088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-8088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133757
SecurityFocus: 103737
SecurityTracker: 1040627

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2019 07:39
Updated: 03/21/2025 04:42
Changes: 04/18/2019 07:39 (50), 09/04/2023 08:33 (10), 09/04/2023 08:38 (18), 03/21/2025 04:42 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:961:103

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