Oracle Java up to 5.0 Update 45/6 Update 45/7 Update 21 Hotspot integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java up to 5.0 Update 45/6 Update 45/7 Update 21. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Hotspot. This manipulation causes integer coercion. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-2445. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java up to 5.0 Update 45/6 Update 45/7 Update 21 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Hotspot. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue allows remote attackers to bypass the Java sandbox via vectors related to "handling of memory allocation errors."

The weakness was published 06/18/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory - June 2013 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-2445 since 03/05/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69762 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2013-204)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185048 (HP-UX Running Java6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02908)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible.
Heise notes, that "[t]his is the last Java update that will occur on the out of sync timetable that has been in play since the start of the year. The next update is scheduled to take place as part of Oracle's normal Critical Patch Update schedule in October this year".

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (85039), Tenable (69762), SecurityFocus (BID 60556†), Secunia (SA54154†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40073†). Additional details are provided at grahamcluley.com. Similar entries are available at VDB-8289, VDB-9226, VDB-9199 and VDB-9223. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 69762
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2013-204)
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OpenVAS ID: 892722
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2722-1 (openjdk-7 - several vulnerabilities
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory - June 2013
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2013-2445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9205

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X-Force: 85039
SecurityFocus: 60556 - Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update June 2013 Advance Notification
Secunia: 54154 - IBM Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 40073 - [javacpujun2013-1899847] Oracle Java JRE Unspecified Remote DoS Vulnerability Related to Hotspot - CVE-2013-2445, High

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Created: 06/19/2013 10:34
Updated: 05/17/2021 08:52
Changes: 06/19/2013 10:34 (87), 05/03/2017 16:26 (3), 05/17/2021 08:52 (3)
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