Oracle Java SE 6u121/7u111/8u102 AWT access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Java SE 6u121/7u111/8u102 and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component AWT. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-5568. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Oracle Java SE 6u121/7u111/8u102 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown part of the component AWT. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u121, 7u111, and 8u102 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to AWT.

The weakness was released 10/19/2016 by bo13oy as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5568 since 06/16/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 09/28/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95532 (openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2016-1380)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169387 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for java-1_8_0-openjdk (SUSE-SU-2016:2887-1)).

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 (95532) and SecurityFocus (BID 93621†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4597, VDB-4598, VDB-79101 and VDB-80318. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 95532
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : java-1_8_0-openjdk (openSUSE-2016-1380)
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OpenVAS ID: 830442
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for java-1_8_0-openjdk openSUSE-SU-2016:2862-1 (java-1_8_0-openjdk)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/18/2016 +124 days 🔍
10/19/2016 +1 days 🔍
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10/25/2016 +6 days 🔍
12/05/2016 +41 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2123 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016
Researcher: bo13oy
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92991

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SecurityFocus: 93621 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2016-5568 Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2016 10:22
Updated: 09/28/2022 08:24
Changes: 10/19/2016 10:22 (71), 05/15/2019 07:42 (12), 09/28/2022 08:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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