Oracle Java SE 5.0u81/6u91/7u76/8u40 Hotspot denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81/6u91/7u76/8u40. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Hotspot. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-0460. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81/6u91/7u76/8u40 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code of the component Hotspot. 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 Oracle Java SE 5.0u81, 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

The weakness was published 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0460 since 12/17/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/06/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83063 (Debian DSA-3235-1 : openjdk-7 - 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 350187 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.6.0-openjdk: ALAS-2015-515).

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 Tenable (83063), SecurityFocus (BID 74097†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49623†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-1344, VDB-74910, VDB-74899 and VDB-74900. 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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Nessus ID: 83063
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3235-1 : openjdk-7 - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 802521
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for openjdk-6 USN-2573-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74925

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SecurityFocus: 74097 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2015-0460 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032120
Vulnerability Center: 49623 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle Java SE Remote Code Execution in Hotspot, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/06/2022 18:26
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (73), 06/26/2017 10:27 (7), 05/06/2022 18:19 (3), 05/06/2022 18:26 (1)
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