Oracle Java SE 6u81/7u67/8u20 JAXP information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Oracle Java SE 6u81/7u67/8u20. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component JAXP. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-6517. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u81/7u67/8u20 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component JAXP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u81, 7u67, and 8u20; Java SE Embedded 7u60; and Jrockit R27.8.3 and R28.3.3 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to JAXP.

The issue has been introduced in 07/15/2014. The weakness was disclosed 10/15/2014 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2014 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-6517 since 09/17/2014. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 92 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78560 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2014-430)), 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 185095 (HP-UX running Java 7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX03218)).

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 (97145), Tenable (78560), SecurityFocus (BID 70552†), Secunia (SA60414†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46497†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. The entries VDB-67525, VDB-67832, VDB-67831 and VDB-67806 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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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 78560
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2014-430)
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OpenVAS ID: 703077
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3077-1 (openjdk-6 - security update)
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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-2014-6517 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6517
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67937

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X-Force: 97145 - Oracle Java SE and JRockit JAXP information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70552 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2014-6517 Remote Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 60414 - Red Hat update for java-1.6.0-openjdk, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 46497 - [cpuoct2014-1972960] Oracle Java SE Unspecified Remote Vulnerability - CVE-2014-6517, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2014 13:40
Updated: 02/22/2022 23:15
Changes: 10/15/2014 13:40 (81), 06/09/2017 06:47 (10), 02/22/2022 23:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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