Sun Java JRE/JDK prior 5.0 JNLP File Charset access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Sun Java JRE and JDK. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component JNLP File Charset Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-1187. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun Java JRE and JDK (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component JNLP File Charset Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JRE crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to XSLT transforms.

The bug was discovered 03/04/2008. The weakness was disclosed 03/05/2008 by Hisashi Kojima with ZDI (Website). The advisory is shared at java.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1187 since 03/06/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40722 (RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2008:0555)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165677 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Sun Java (SUSE-SA:2008:018)).

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at java.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5622.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41025), Tenable (40722), SecurityFocus (BID 28083†), OSVDB (42602†) and Secunia (SA31067†). The entries VDB-3639, VDB-3636, VDB-3640 and VDB-3645 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 40722
Nessus Name: RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2008:0555)
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OpenVAS ID: 850018
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Java JRE/JDK 5.0
Patch: java.sun.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: java.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Hisashi Kojima
Organization: ZDI
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3637

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X-Force: 41025 - Sun Java Runtime Environment and JDK Virtual Machine unspecified privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 28083 - Sun Java SE Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31067 - Red Hat update for java-1.4.2-ibm, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 42602 - Sun Java Web Start Application JNLP File Handling Overflow (6660121)
SecurityTracker: 1019548
Vulnerability Center: 17798 - Sun JRE and JDK Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Code and Cause DoS via XSLT Transforms, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0770

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2008 10:56
Updated: 08/06/2019 11:44
Changes: 03/18/2008 10:56 (105), 08/06/2019 11:44 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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