Sun SDKJDK/JRE up to 6u10 splashscreen.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sun SDKJDK and JRE up to 6u10. This affects an unknown function in the library splashscreen.dll. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5358. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun SDKJDK and JRE up to 6u10 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects some unknown processing in the library splashscreen.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file that triggers memory corruption during display of the splash screen, possibly related to splashscreen.dll.

The bug was discovered 12/03/2008. The weakness was disclosed 12/03/2008 by Sebastian Apelt with Virtual Security Research (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5358 since 12/04/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35046 (Fedora 9 : java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.20.b09.fc9 (2008-10860)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185080 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02411)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8606.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47049), Tenable (35046), SecurityFocus (BID 32608†), OSVDB (50515†) and Secunia (SA34233†). The entries VDB-3956, VDB-45319, VDB-45318 and VDB-45316 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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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 35046
Nessus Name: Fedora 9 : java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0-0.20.b09.fc9 (2008-10860)
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OpenVAS ID: 860412
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Organization: Virtual Security Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45317

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X-Force: 47049
SecurityFocus: 32608 - Sun Java Runtime Environment and Java Development Kit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34233 - HP-UX update for JRE / JDK, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 50515 - Sun Java JDK / JRE GIF Image Decoding Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 20227 - Sun JRE and JDK Splashscreen.dll Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted GIF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-3339

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/21/2019 21:21
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (94), 08/21/2019 21:21 (2)
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