Oracle Java SE 5.0u65/6u75/7u60/8u5 Swing information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Java SE 5.0u65/6u75/7u60/8u5. Affected is an unknown function of the component Swing. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-4268. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Java SE 5.0u65/6u75/7u60/8u5 (Programming Language Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Swing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u65, 6u75, 7u60, and 8u5 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Swing.

The weakness was disclosed 07/16/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4268 since 06/17/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195581 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Openjdk-6 Vulnerabilities (USN-2312-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94602), SecurityFocus (BID 68615†), Secunia (SA60081†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45756†). The entries VDB-13217, VDB-13218, VDB-13219 and VDB-67096 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Programming Language Software

Vendor

Oracle

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Java SE

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open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4268 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67132
X-Force: 94602 - Oracle Java SE Swing information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 68615 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2014-4268 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 60081 - IBM CICS Transaction Gateway Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030577
Vulnerability Center: 45756 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle Java SE Client Deployments Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability Related to Swing - CVE-2014-4268, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 10:04
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (70), 06/04/2017 10:39 (5), 02/09/2022 10:04 (3)
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