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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81/6u91/7u76/8u40 and classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component JSSE. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-0488. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81/6u91/7u76/8u40 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component JSSE. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u81, 6u91, 7u76, and 8u40, and JRockit R28.3.5, allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JSSE.

The weakness was released 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0488 since 12/17/2014. 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.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84087 (AIX Java Advisory : java_april2015_advisory.asc (Bar Mitzvah) (FREAK)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX 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 (84087), SecurityFocus (BID 74111†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50577†). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1344, VDB-74910, VDB-74899 and VDB-74900. 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: 84087
Nessus Name: AIX Java Advisory : java_april2015_advisory.asc (Bar Mitzvah) (FREAK)
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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-2015-0488 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0488
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74931

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SecurityFocus: 74111 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2015-0488 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032120
Vulnerability Center: 50577 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle Java SE and JRockit Remote DoS in JSSE, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/06/2022 19:57
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (71), 06/30/2017 06:07 (7), 05/06/2022 19:50 (3), 05/06/2022 19:57 (1)
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