Oracle Java SE 7u60/8u5 SSL/TLS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u60/8u5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SSL/TLS Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-4264. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u60/8u5 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component SSL/TLS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u60 and 8u5 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Security.

The issue has been introduced in 05/28/2014. The weakness was presented 07/16/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-4264 since 06/17/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 122362 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - July 2014).

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 (94603), SecurityFocus (BID 68612†), Secunia (SA60326†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45458†). See VDB-13217, VDB-13218, VDB-13219 and VDB-67096 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Unproven

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67133
X-Force: 94603 - Oracle Java SE Security denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68612 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2014-4264 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 60326 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030577
Vulnerability Center: 45458 - [cpujul2014-1972956] Oracle Java SE Client and Server Deployments Remote DoS Vulnerability in Security - CVE-2014-4264, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2014 10:02
Updated: 02/09/2022 10:09
Changes: 07/16/2014 10:02 (73), 06/02/2017 07:47 (5), 02/09/2022 10:09 (3)
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