IBM SDK Java Technology Edition up to SR9 FP19 Kerberos Credential Cache information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 6 R1 SR8 FP14/6 SR16 FP14/7 R1 SR3 FP19/8 SR1/SR9 FP19. This affects an unknown part of the component Kerberos Credential Cache. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-5006. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM SDK Java Technology Edition 6 R1 SR8 FP14/6 SR16 FP14/7 R1 SR3 FP19/8 SR1/SR9 FP19 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Kerberos Credential Cache. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Java Security Components in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 8 before SR2, 7 R1 before SR3 FP20, 7 before SR9 FP20, 6 R1 before SR8 FP15, and 6 before SR16 FP15 allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the Kerberos Credential Cache.

The weakness was presented 12/07/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-5006 since 06/24/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87374 (AIX Java Advisory : java_oct2015_advisory.asc (October 2015 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124233 (IBM Java SDK Multiple Vulnerabilities (IBM Security Update November 2015)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87374) and SecurityFocus (BID 77645†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 87374
Nessus Name: AIX Java Advisory : java_oct2015_advisory.asc (October 2015 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for java-1_7_1-ibm SUSE-SU-2015:2168-1 (java-1_7_1-ibm)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/24/2015 🔍
12/07/2015 +166 days 🔍
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11/24/2024 +3267 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1430⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79433

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SecurityFocus: 77645
SecurityTracker: 1034214

Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2015 10:30
Updated: 11/24/2024 04:40
Changes: 12/08/2015 10:30 (51), 04/27/2018 09:34 (15), 06/28/2022 15:20 (4), 06/28/2022 15:26 (1), 11/24/2024 04:40 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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