Oracle Java SE 7u85/8u60 2D denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 7u85/8u60. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component 2D. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-4840. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle Java SE 7u85/8u60 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown function of the component 2D. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u85 and 8u60, and Java SE Embedded 8u51, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to 2D.

The weakness was published 10/20/2015 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-4840 since 06/24/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86636 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-605)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350097 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.7.0-openjdk: ALAS-2015-605).

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 (86636), SecurityFocus (BID 77106†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54477†). Similar entries are available at VDB-77628, VDB-78614, VDB-78643 and VDB-78622. 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: 86636
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2015-605)
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OpenVAS ID: 703381
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3381-1 (openjdk-7 - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78645

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SecurityFocus: 77106
SecurityTracker: 1033884
Vulnerability Center: 54477 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Java-SE] Oracle Java SE Remote Information Disclosure in 2D Component - CVE-2015-4840, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2015 12:52
Updated: 06/23/2022 09:36
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 (68), 04/18/2018 13:56 (8), 06/23/2022 09:36 (3)
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