Oracle Java SE 6u113/7u99/8u77 JAXP denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u113/7u99/8u77. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component JAXP. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3425. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Java SE 6u113/7u99/8u77 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component JAXP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77; and JRockit R28.3.9 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JAXP.

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 at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3425 since 03/17/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 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 86434†). The entries VDB-12776, VDB-78153, VDB-82623 and VDB-82615 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3425 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82657

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SecurityFocus: 86434 - Oracle Java SE and JRockit CVE-2016-3425 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035596

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Created: 04/21/2016 09:01
Updated: 07/26/2022 08:13
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 (54), 10/20/2018 09:16 (29), 07/26/2022 08:13 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:B98:103

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