Sun JRE/JDK up to 1.6.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sun JRE and JDK up to 1.6.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1101. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE and JDK up to 1.6.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the lightweight HTTP server implementation in Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (probably resource consumption) for a JAX-WS service endpoint via a connection without any data, which triggers a file descriptor "leak."

The weakness was shared 03/25/2009 by Gregory Fleischer (regenrecht) (Website). The advisory is shared at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1101 since 03/25/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43736 (CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:0377)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS 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 (49414), Tenable (43736), SecurityFocus (BID 34240†), Secunia (SA34489†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021918†). The entries VDB-47335, VDB-47334, VDB-47333 and VDB-47332 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 43736
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2009:0377)
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OpenVAS ID: 63797
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1769-1 (openjdk-6)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/24/2009 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2178 days 🔍
08/09/2021 +2337 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Gregory Fleischer (regenrecht)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47329

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X-Force: 49414
SecurityFocus: 34240 - Sun Java Runtime Environment and Java Development Kit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34489 - Ubuntu update for openjdk-6, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1021918 - Java Runtime Environment (JRE) HTTP Server Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 21402 - Sun JRE and JDK Lightweight HTTP Server Implementation Remote DoS Vulnerability, High
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 09:27
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (69), 04/13/2017 12:27 (22), 08/09/2021 09:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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