Oracle Java SE 8u20 Hotspot Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle Java SE 8u20. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Hotspot. Executing a manipulation can lead to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-6468. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 8u20 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Hotspot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u20 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

The issue has been introduced in 08/19/2014. The weakness was published 10/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-6468 since 09/17/2014. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 57 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78562 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2014-432)), 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 185101 (HP-UX running Java8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX03219)).

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 (97138), Tenable (78562), SecurityFocus (BID 70488†), Secunia (SA60416†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46523†). Additional details are provided at krebsonsecurity.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-67525, VDB-67832, VDB-67831 and VDB-67806. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 78562
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2014-432)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2014-432
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-6468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67930

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X-Force: 97138 - Oracle Java SE Hotspot unspecified, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70488 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2014-6468 Local Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 60416 - Red Hat update for java-1.8.0-openjdk, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46523 - [cpuoct2014-1972960] Oracle Java SE Client HotSpot Unspecified Local Vulnerability -CVE-2014-6468, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 13:40
Updated: 02/22/2022 21:40
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:40 (82), 06/09/2017 06:53 (8), 02/22/2022 21:40 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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