SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 myServlet null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file sap.com~P4TunnelingApp!web/myServlet. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-9562. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 (Solution Stack Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file sap.com~P4TunnelingApp!web/myServlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (null pointer exception and icman outage) via an HTTPS request to the sap.com~P4TunnelingApp!web/myServlet URI, aka SAP Security Note 2313835.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2016. The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2016 by Vahagn Vardanyan with ERPScan as 2313835 as confirmed security note (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9562 since 11/22/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/07/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92418†). The entry VDB-93758 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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08/08/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: 2313835⛔
Researcher: Vahagn Vardanyan
Organization: ERPScan
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9562 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93757
SecurityFocus: 92418 - SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2016 20:21
Updated: 06/07/2019 16:48
Changes: 11/23/2016 20:21 (53), 06/07/2019 16:48 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:33A:103

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