Sun JRE/JDK up to 1.6.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sun JRE and JDK up to 1.6.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1100. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK up to 1.6.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 17 and earlier, and 6 Update 12 and earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via vectors related to temporary font files and (1) "limits on Font creation," aka CR 6522586, and (2) another unspecified vector, aka CR 6632886.

The weakness was presented 03/25/2009 by Gregory Fleischer (regenrecht) (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1100 since 03/25/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42920 (SuSE9 Security Update : IBM Java2 and SDK (YOU Patch Number 12531)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216026 (VMware ESX 4.0 Update for Multiple Packages (VMSA-2009-0016)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8051.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49415), Tenable (42920), SecurityFocus (BID 34240†), Secunia (SA34489†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021917†). See VDB-47335, VDB-47334, VDB-47333 and VDB-47332 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 42920
Nessus Name: SuSE9 Security Update : IBM Java2 and SDK (YOU Patch Number 12531)
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OpenVAS ID: 835197
OpenVAS Name: HP-UX Update for Kerberos HPSBUX02421
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer (regenrecht)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47328

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X-Force: 49415
SecurityFocus: 34240 - Sun Java Runtime Environment and Java Development Kit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34489 - Ubuntu update for openjdk-6, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021917 - Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Flaws in Storing and Processing Temporary Font Files Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 21401 - Sun JRE and JDK Temporary Font Files Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1426

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/09/2021 09:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (71), 04/13/2017 12:27 (22), 08/09/2021 09:26 (3)
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