Oracle OpenJDK 1.6.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle OpenJDK 1.6.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0462. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle OpenJDK 1.6.0. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in OpenJDK 6 before 6b31 on Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and 10.04 LTS has unknown impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-2405.

The weakness was published 05/13/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0462 since 12/12/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73691 (Debian DSA-2912-1 : openjdk-6 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195469 (Ubuntu Security Notification for OpenJDK 6 Vulnerabilities (USN-2191-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (73691), SecurityFocus (BID 67508†), Secunia (SA58415†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44647†). Similar entries are available at VDB-12960, VDB-12959, VDB-12958 and VDB-12956. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 73691
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2912-1 : openjdk-6 - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702912
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2912-1 (openjdk-6 - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenJDK 1.6.0

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04/24/2014 +133 days 🔍
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05/13/2014 +11 days 🔍
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03/25/2015 +302 days 🔍
03/21/2022 +2553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: USN-2191-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-0462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69675

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SecurityFocus: 67508 - RETIRED: OpenJDK CVE-2014-0462 Unspecified Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 58415 - Ubuntu update for openjdk-6, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 44647 - OpenJDK 6 - 6b30 Unspecified Remote Vulnerability (CVE-2014-0462), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2015 16:45
Updated: 03/21/2022 12:17
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (69), 05/29/2017 08:50 (4), 03/21/2022 12:09 (3), 03/21/2022 12:17 (1)
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