Oracle Java SE 7u101/8u92 JavaFX denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u101/8u92. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component JavaFX. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-3498. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle Java SE 7u101/8u92 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown part of the component JavaFX. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u101 and 8u92 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JavaFX.

The weakness was disclosed 07/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3498 since 03/17/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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 236049 (Red Hat Update for java-1.8.0-oracle (RHSA-2016:1475)).

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. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
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Nessus ID: 94085
Nessus Name: GLSA-201610-08 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 52497
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Java SE Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities-02 July 2016 (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-90072

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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 11:52
Changes: 07/20/2016 11:30 (72), 03/05/2019 11:47 (11), 09/08/2022 11:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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