Oracle Java SE 6u101/7u85/8u60 Deployment denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u101/7u85/8u60. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Deployment. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-4902. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u101/7u85/8u60 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Deployment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

The weakness was shared 10/20/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-4902 since 06/24/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86731 (openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2015-696)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236044 (Red Hat Update for java-1.7.0-ibm and java-1.7.1-ibm (RHSA-2016:1430)). This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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 Zero-Day.cz (274), Tenable (86731), EUVD (EUVD-2015-4919), SecurityFocus (BID 77106†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54472†). The entries VDB-77628, VDB-78614, VDB-78643 and VDB-78622 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 86731
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2015-696)
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OpenVAS ID: 100895
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE JRE Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-02 Oct 2015 (Windows)
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4902 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4902
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78644
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SecurityFocus: 77106 - Oracle October 2015 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033884
Vulnerability Center: 54472 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Java-SE] Oracle Java SE Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability in Deployment - CVE-2015-4902, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/21/2015 12:52
Updated: 07/30/2025 07:07
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 (64), 04/18/2018 13:54 (16), 06/23/2022 09:35 (3), 04/23/2024 11:12 (26), 07/08/2024 07:08 (2), 07/24/2024 16:40 (2), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 07/30/2025 07:07 (1)
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