Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-5068. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, and 6 Update 35 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2012 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5068 since 09/22/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69626 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2012-136)), 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 185012 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02832)).

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 (79425), Tenable (69626), SecurityFocus (BID 56076†), Secunia (SA51028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36723†). The entries VDB-8581, VDB-8582, VDB-62718 and VDB-62717 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 69626
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2012-136)
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OpenVAS ID: 881526
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2012:1384 centos6
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10/16/2012 +24 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1384
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2012-5068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62697

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X-Force: 79425
SecurityFocus: 56076 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2012-5068 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 51028
Vulnerability Center: 36723 - [javacpuoct2012-1515924] Oracle JRE in Java SE Unspecified Remote Vulnerability Related to Libraries - CVE-2012-5068, High

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 09:08
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (59), 04/19/2017 10:31 (16), 12/19/2021 09:07 (2), 12/19/2021 09:08 (2)
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