Oracle Java SE 7u221/8u212/11.0.3 Security access control

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u221/8u212/11.0.3. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Security. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-2745. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Java SE 7u221/8u212/11.0.3 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Java SE component of Oracle Java SE (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u221, 8u212 and 11.0.3. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Java SE executes to compromise Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Java SE accessible data. 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 5.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

The weakness was published 07/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - Juli 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-2745 since 12/14/2018. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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

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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

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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