Oracle Java SE 6u105/7u91/8u66 AWT memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u105/7u91/8u66 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AWT. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-8126. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u105/7u91/8u66 (Programming Language Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component AWT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/20/2016 by Glenn Randers-Pehrson as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8126 since 11/12/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 07/05/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87015 (Amazon Linux AMI : libpng (ALAS-2015-611)), 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 168929 (OpenSuSE Security Update for vlc (openSUSE-SU-2016:1652-1)).

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 (87015), SecurityFocus (BID 77568†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56959†). Similar entries are available at VDB-79206, VDB-79828, VDB-80389 and VDB-80556. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 87015
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : libpng (ALAS-2015-611)
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OpenVAS ID: 703399
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3399-1 (libpng - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016
Researcher: Glenn Randers-Pehrson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80545

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SecurityFocus: 77568 - libpng CVE-2015-8126 Multiple Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1034142
Vulnerability Center: 56959 - [cpujan2016-2367955-Java-SE] Oracle Java SE Remote Code Execution in AWT - CVE-2015-8126, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2016 16:56
Updated: 07/05/2022 11:42
Changes: 01/21/2016 16:56 (70), 08/25/2018 11:25 (9), 07/05/2022 11:42 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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