Oracle Java SE 8u40 Hotspot memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 8u40. It has been classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Hotspot. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-0470. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 8u40 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Hotspot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u40 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

The issue has been introduced in 03/03/2015. The weakness was presented 04/14/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0470 since 12/17/2014. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83268 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-517)), 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 350185 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.8.0-openjdk: ALAS-2015-517).

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 (83268), SecurityFocus (BID 74149†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49635†). krebsonsecurity.com is providing further details. See VDB-74910, VDB-74899, VDB-74900 and VDB-74901 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 83268
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.8.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-517)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2015-517
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74933

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SecurityFocus: 74149 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2015-0470 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032120
Vulnerability Center: 49635 - [cpuapr2015-2365600] Oracle Java SE Unspecified Remote Vulnerability in Hotspot, Medium

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Created: 04/15/2015 14:26
Updated: 05/06/2022 20:26
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (72), 06/26/2017 10:28 (8), 05/06/2022 20:19 (3), 05/06/2022 20:26 (1)
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