Red Hat JBoss 5.1/5.1.0/5.1.2 Web Surrogate Pair Character memory corruption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.2$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Red Hat JBoss 5.1/5.1.0/5.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Surrogate Pair Character Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-4610. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat JBoss 5.1/5.1.0/5.1.2 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Web Surrogate Pair Character Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

JBoss Web, as used in Red Hat JBoss Communications Platform before 5.1.3, Enterprise Web Platform before 5.1.2, Enterprise Application Platform before 5.1.2, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to a crafted UTF-8 and a "surrogate pair character" that is "at the boundary of an internal buffer."

The weakness was disclosed 01/31/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at rhn.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-4610 since 11/29/2011. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64022 (RHEL 4 / 5 / 6 : jbossweb (RHSA-2012:0074)), 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.

Upgrading to version 5.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (64022), SecurityFocus (BID 51829†), OSVDB (78775†) and Secunia (SA47793†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 64022
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 / 5 / 6 : jbossweb (RHSA-2012:0074)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: JBoss 5.1.2

Timelineinfo

11/29/2011 🔍
01/31/2012 +63 days 🔍
01/31/2012 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2012 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2012 +1 days 🔍
02/21/2012 +19 days 🔍
01/24/2013 +338 days 🔍
02/10/2014 +382 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +1534 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: rhn.redhat.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2011-4610 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4610
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4587
SecurityFocus: 51829 - JBoss Web CVE-2011-4610 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 47793 - Red Hat update for JBoss products, Less Critical
OSVDB: 78775

Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2012 01:00
Updated: 04/24/2018 09:19
Changes: 02/21/2012 01:00 (62), 04/24/2018 09:19 (6)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Interested in the pricing of exploits?

See the underground prices here!