Oracle Java SE 6u113/7u99/8u77 Hotspot Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u113/7u99/8u77. This impacts an unknown function of the component Hotspot. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-0687. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 6u113/7u99/8u77 (Programming Language Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Hotspot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77 and Java SE Embedded 8u77 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to the Hotspot sub-component.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0687 since 12/09/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/26/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99778 (EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (EulerOS-SA-2016-1015)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Huawei Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124624 (Red Hat Update for java-1.6.0-openjdk security (RHSA-2016:0723)).

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 (99778) and SecurityFocus (BID 86459†). The entries VDB-12776, VDB-78153, VDB-82623 and VDB-82615 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 99778
Nessus Name: EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (EulerOS-SA-2016-1015)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-700
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/09/2015 🔍
04/19/2016 +131 days 🔍
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05/01/2017 +374 days 🔍
07/26/2022 +1912 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82652

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SecurityFocus: 86459 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2016-0687 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035596

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2016 09:01
Updated: 07/26/2022 07:50
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 (53), 10/20/2018 09:14 (29), 07/26/2022 07:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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