Oracle Java SE 6u105/7u91/8u66 JAXP denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u105/7u91/8u66. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component JAXP. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0466. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u105/7u91/8u66 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component JAXP. 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 confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, and JRockit components in Oracle Java SE 6u105, 7u91, and 8u66; Java SE Embedded 8u65; and JRockit R28.3.8 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JAXP.

The weakness was shared 01/20/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0466 since 12/09/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88060 (CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (CESA-2016:0049) (SLOTH)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350055 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.8.0-openjdk: ALAS-2016-647).

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 (88060), SecurityFocus (BID 81118†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56776†). The entries VDB-79828, VDB-80139, VDB-80389 and VDB-80556 are related to this item. 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
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Nessus ID: 88060
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : java-1.8.0-openjdk (CESA-2016:0049) (SLOTH)
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OpenVAS ID: 703458
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3458-1 (openjdk-7 - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0466 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0466
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80549

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SecurityFocus: 81118 - Oracle Java SE and JRockit CVE-2016-0466 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034715
Vulnerability Center: 56776 - [cpujan2016-2367955-Java-SE] Oracle Java SE and JRockit Remote DoS in JAXP, Medium

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Created: 01/21/2016 16:56
Updated: 07/05/2022 12:14
Changes: 01/21/2016 16:56 (68), 08/23/2018 08:33 (12), 07/05/2022 12:14 (2)
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