Sun Java JRE External XML Entities Restriction Bypass (231246) (Unix)

high Nessus Plugin ID 64825

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Synopsis

The remote Unix host has an application that is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

According to its version number, the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on the remote host reportedly allows processing of external entity references even when the 'external general entities' property is set to 'FALSE'. This could allow an application to access certain URL resources, such as files or web pages, or to launch a denial of service attack against the system.

Note that successful exploitation requires that specially crafted XML data be processed by a trusted application rather than by an untrusted applet or Java Web Start application.

Solution

Upgrade to Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64825

File Name: sun_java_jre_231246_unix.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/22/2013

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-0628

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:jre

Required KB Items: Host/Java/JRE/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0628

BID: 27553

CWE: 264

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