Sun JRE up to 1.6.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE up to 1.6.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-3557. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun JRE up to 1.6.0 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

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, 1.4.2_33 and earlier, and JRockit R28.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to RMI.

The weakness was shared 10/19/2011 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3557. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70836), Tenable (69569), SecurityFocus (BID 50234†), OSVDB (76506†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33717†). The entries VDB-60221, VDB-59171, VDB-59170 and VDB-59168 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2011:1380
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59169

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X-Force: 70836
SecurityFocus: 50234 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2011-3557 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 48308
OSVDB: 76506
Vulnerability Center: 33717 - [javacpuoct2011-443431] Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE and Jrockit Unspecified Remote Vulnerability Related to RMI, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 09/07/2026 14:19
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/04/2017 11:38 (10), 11/24/2021 13:31 (6), 11/24/2021 13:37 (1), 11/24/2021 13:42 (2), 09/07/2026 14:16 (1), 09/07/2026 14:19 (20)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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