Oracle Java SE 7 < Update 85 / 8 < Update 51 Local Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9351

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a critical Oracle Java SE patch update.

Description

The Oracle Java SE installed on the remote host is version 7 prior to Update 85, or 8 prior to Update 51 and is therefore affected by an unspecified flaw related to the Install component. This may allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. No further details have been provided by the vendor.

Solution

Update to Java 1.7.0_85 (for JRE 7) / 1.8.0_51 (for JRE 8) or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 9351

Family: Web Clients

Published: 6/9/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:java_se

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-2597

BID: 75856

Detections

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