Oracle Java SE 7u221/8u212/11.0.3/12.0.1 Utilities access control

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u221/8u212/11.0.3/12.0.1 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Utilities. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-2769. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u221/8u212/11.0.3/12.0.1 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Utilities. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Utilities). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u221, 8u212, 11.0.3 and 12.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u211. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

The weakness was shared 07/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - Juli 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-2769 since 12/14/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/06/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

The entries VDB-137972, VDB-137963, VDB-137964 and VDB-137965 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Oracle

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• Java SE

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• 7u221
• 8u212
• 11.0.3
• 12.0.1

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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