Sun JRE 6 Update 4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Sun JRE 6 Update 4. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-1191. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sun JRE 6 Update 4 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2008-1190, aka "The fifth issue."

The bug was discovered 03/04/2008. The weakness was published 03/06/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1191 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32013 (GLSA-200804-20 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo 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 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 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 (41029), Tenable (32013), SecurityFocus (BID 28083†), OSVDB (42595†) and Secunia (SA29239†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3639, VDB-3636, VDB-3640 and VDB-3645. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 32013
Nessus Name: GLSA-200804-20 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
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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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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41365

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X-Force: 41029
SecurityFocus: 28083 - Sun Java SE Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29239
OSVDB: 42595 - CVE-2008-1191 - Sun - JRE And JDK - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019549
Vulnerability Center: 17802 - Sun Java Web Start in JRE and JDK Allows Remote Attacker to Create Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0770

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 12:00
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (76), 08/06/2019 12:00 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:C42:103

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