Sun JRE up to 1.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Sun JRE up to 1.6.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3548. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Sun JRE up to 1.6.0 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown part. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and earlier, 5.0 Update 31 and earlier, and 1.4.2_33 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to AWT.

The weakness was published 10/19/2011 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3548. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $25k-$100k (estimation calculated on 05/17/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69569 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2011-10) (BEAST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120097 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02760)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70845), Tenable (69569), SecurityFocus (BID 50211†), OSVDB (76495†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026215†). Similar entries are available at VDB-60221, VDB-59171, VDB-59170 and VDB-59169. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69569
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2011-10) (BEAST)
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OpenVAS ID: 70570
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2356-1 (openjdk-6)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2011:1380
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2011-3548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59160

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X-Force: 70845
SecurityFocus: 50211 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2011-3548 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 48308
OSVDB: 76495
SecurityTracker: 1026215
Vulnerability Center: 33576 - [javacpuoct2011-443431] Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE Unspecified Remote Vulnerability Related To AWT, Critical

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 05/17/2025 18:04
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/04/2017 11:08 (10), 11/24/2021 10:45 (5), 11/24/2021 10:52 (1), 11/24/2021 10:57 (2), 05/17/2025 18:04 (15)
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