Oracle Java SE 8u92 Libraries memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE 8u92. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Libraries. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3598. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 8u92 (Programming Language Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Libraries. 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 summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 8u92 and Java SE Embedded 8u91 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3610.

The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3598 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2022). 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 94085 (GLSA-201610-08 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 256043 (CentOS Security Update for java-1.8.0-openjdk (CESA-2016:1458)).

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 (94085) and SecurityFocus (BID 91787†). The entries VDB-76354, VDB-78584, VDB-78603 and VDB-78601 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 94085
Nessus Name: GLSA-201610-08 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71146
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2016:1504 centos5
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03/17/2016 🔍
07/15/2016 +120 days 🔍
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07/21/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/17/2016 +88 days 🔍
09/08/2022 +2152 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90067

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SecurityFocus: 91787 - Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036365

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2016 11:30
Updated: 09/08/2022 11:13
Changes: 07/20/2016 11:30 (72), 03/06/2019 11:06 (11), 09/08/2022 11:13 (3)
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