Sun SDK up to 1.4.2 17 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun SDK. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3112. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun SDK. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, and SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18 allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via the writeManifest method in the CacheEntry class, aka CR 6703909.

The bug was discovered 07/08/2008. The weakness was published 07/09/2008 by John Heasman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3112 since 07/09/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42834 (GLSA-200911-02 : 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 115932 (Sun Java Web Start Multiple Vulnerabilities May Allow Elevation of Privileges(1019367.1)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.2 17 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43666), Tenable (42834), SecurityFocus (BID 30148†), OSVDB (46958†) and Secunia (SA31010†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3641, VDB-3956, VDB-41366 and VDB-41365. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 42834
Nessus Name: GLSA-200911-02 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 850030
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SDK 1.4.2 17
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: John Heasman
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43140

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X-Force: 43666
SecurityFocus: 30148 - Sun Java Web Start Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31010
OSVDB: 46958 - CVE-2008-3112 - Sun - Multiple Products - Directory Traversal Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020452
Vulnerability Center: 18806 - Sun JRE, JDK and SDK Vulnerability Allows User-Assisted Remote Attackers to Create Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2056

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/13/2019 09:25
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (82), 08/13/2019 09:25 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:BC1:103

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