Sun JRE 1.2.2/1.3.1 doPrivileged null denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sun JRE 1.2.2/1.3.1. This affects the function doPrivileged. Executing a manipulation of the argument null can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-2072. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun JRE 1.2.2/1.3.1 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function doPrivileged. The manipulation of the argument null with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

java.security.AccessController in Sun Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in JRE 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) via a Java program that calls the doPrivileged method with a null argument.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-2072 since 07/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Java. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8042), Exploit-DB (21259), SecurityFocus (BID 3992†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1003418†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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01/30/2002 🔍
02/01/2002 +2 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +333 days 🔍
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07/14/2005 +926 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +3310 days 🔍
12/03/2024 +3772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19714
X-Force: 8042
SecurityFocus: 3992 - Sun Java Virtual Machine Segmentation Violation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1003418

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 10:10
Updated: 12/03/2024 05:17
Changes: 08/06/2014 10:10 (55), 06/11/2018 08:40 (5), 07/08/2024 14:18 (19), 12/03/2024 05:17 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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