CVE-2012-1717: Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory - June 2012

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Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Advisory - June 2012****Description

A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. The Critical Patch Update for Java SE also includes non-security fixes. Critical Patch Updates are cumulative and each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous Critical Patch Update. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update Advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier accumulated security fixes. Please refer to:

Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts for information about Oracle Security Advisories.

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible. This Critical Patch Update contains 14 new security fixes across Java SE products.

Supported Products Affected

Security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update affect the products listed in the categories below. Please click on the link in the Patch Availability column or in the Patch Availability Table to access the documentation for those patches.

Affected product releases and versions:

Java SE

Patch Availability

JDK and JRE 7 Update 4 and earlier

Java SE

JDK and JRE 6 Update 32 and earlier

Java SE

JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 35 and earlier

Java SE

SDK and JRE 1.4.2_37 and earlier

Java SE

JavaFX 2.1 and earlier

JavaFX

Patch Availability Table and Risk Matrix

Java SE fixes in this Update are cumulative; the latest Critical Patch Update includes all fixes from the previous Critical Patch Updates.

Patch Availability Table****Risk Matrix Content

The risk matrix lists only security vulnerabilities that are newly fixed by the patches associated with this advisory. Risk matrices for previous security fixes can be found in previous Critical Patch Update advisories.

Security vulnerabilities are scored using CVSS version 2.0 (see Oracle CVSS Scoring for an explanation of how Oracle applies CVSS 2.0). Oracle conducts an analysis of each security vulnerability addressed by a Critical Patch Update (CPU). Oracle does not disclose information about the security analysis, but the resulting Risk Matrix and associated documentation provide information about the type of vulnerability, the conditions required to exploit it, and the potential result of a successful exploit. Oracle provides this information, in part, so that customers may conduct their own risk analysis based on the particulars of their product usage. As a matter of policy, Oracle does not disclose detailed information about an exploit condition or results that can be used to conduct a successful exploit. Oracle will not provide additional information about the specifics of vulnerabilities beyond what is provided in the CPU or Security Alert notification, the Patch Availability Document, the readme files, and FAQs. Oracle does not provide advance notification on CPUs or Security Alerts to individual customers. Finally, Oracle does not distribute exploit code or “proof-of-concept” code for product vulnerabilities.

Workarounds

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible. Until you apply the CPU fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by restricting network protocols required by an attack. For attacks that require certain privileges or access to certain packages, removing the privileges or the ability to access the packages from unprivileged users may help reduce the risk of successful attack. Both approaches may break application functionality, so Oracle strongly recommends that customers test changes on non-production systems. Neither approach should be considered a long-term solution as neither corrects the underlying problem.

Skipped Critical Patch Updates

Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible. For customers that have skipped one or more Security advisories, please review previous advisories to determine appropriate actions.

Unsupported Products and De-Supported Versions

Unsupported products, releases and versions are not tested for the presence of vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update. However, it is likely that earlier versions of affected releases are also affected by these vulnerabilities. Hence Oracle recommends that customers upgrade their Oracle products to a supported version.

Critical Patch Update patches are not provided for product versions that are no longer supported. We recommend that customers upgrade to the latest supported version of Oracle products in order to obtain patches.

Credit Statement

The following people or organizations reported security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update to Oracle: Adam Gowdiak of Security Explorations; Andrei Costin via Secunia; Chris Ries via TippingPoint; and Clayton Smith of Entrust.

Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update Schedule

The next three dates for Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Updates are:

• 16 October 2012
• 19 February 2013
• 18 June 2013

References

• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts main page [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts - Frequently Asked Questions [ CPU FAQ ]
• Risk Matrix definitions [ Risk Matrix Definitions ]
• Use of Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) by Oracle [ Oracle CVSS Scoring ]
• English text version of risk matrices [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Previous Security Advisories for Java SE Security Updates [ Java Sun Alerts Archive Page ]

Modification History

Date

Comments

2012-June-12

Rev 1. Initial Release

Appendix - Oracle Java SE****Oracle Java SE Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 14 new security fixes for Oracle Java SE. 12 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

The CVSS scores below assume that a user running a Java applet or Java Web Start application has administrator privileges (typical on Windows). When the user does not run with administrator privileges (typical on Solaris and Linux), the corresponding CVSS impact scores for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability are “Partial” instead of "Complete", lowering the CVSS Base Score. For example, a Base Score of 10.0 becomes 7.5.

For issues in Deployment, fixes are only made available for JDK and JRE 7 and 6. Users should use the default Java Plug-in and Java Web Start in the latest JDK and JRE 7 or 6 releases.

My Oracle Support Note 360870.1 explains the impact of Java security vulnerabilities on Oracle products that include an Oracle Java SE JDK or JRE.

Oracle Java SE Risk Matrix

CVE#

Component

Protocol

Sub- component

Remote Exploit without Auth.?

CVSS VERSION 2.0 RISK (see Risk Matrix Definitions)

Supported Versions Affected

Notes

Base Score

Access Vector

Access Complexity

Authen- tication

Confiden- tiality

Integrity

Avail- ability

CVE-2012-1713

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

2D

Yes

10.0

Network

Low

None

Complete

Complete

Complete

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before, 1.4.2_37 and before. JavaFX 2.1 and before

See Note 1

CVE-2012-1721

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Deployment

Yes

10.0

Network

Low

None

Complete

Complete

Complete

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1722

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Deployment

Yes

10.0

Network

Low

None

Complete

Complete

Complete

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1723

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Hotspot

Yes

10.0

Network

Low

None

Complete

Complete

Complete

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before, 1.4.2_37 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1725

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Hotspot

Yes

10.0

Network

Low

None

Complete

Complete

Complete

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1716

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Swing

Yes

10.0

Network

Low

None

Complete

Complete

Complete

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1711

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

CORBA

Yes

7.5

Network

Low

None

Partial

Partial

Partial

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before, 1.4.2_37 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1726

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Libraries

Yes

6.4

Network

Low

None

Partial

Partial

None

7 Update 4 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-0551

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Deployment

Yes

5.8

Network

Medium

None

Partial

None

Partial

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1719

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

CORBA

Yes

5.0

Network

Low

None

None

Partial

None

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before, 1.4.2_37 and before

See Note 2

CVE-2012-1724

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

JAXP

Yes

5.0

Network

Low

None

None

None

Partial

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before

See Note 1

CVE-2012-1718

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Security

Yes

5.0

Network

Low

None

None

None

Partial

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before, 1.4.2_37 and before

See Note 1

CVE-2012-1720

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Networking

No

3.7

Local

High

None

Partial

Partial

Partial

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before, 1.4.2_37 and before

See Note 3

CVE-2012-1717

Java Runtime Environment

Multiple

Java Runtime Environment

No

2.1

Local

Low

None

Partial

None

None

7 Update 4 and before, 6 Update 32 and before, 5 Update 35 and before, 1.4.2_37 and before

See Note 4

Notes:

1. Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using untrusted Java Web Start applications or untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service.
2. Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.)
3. Applies to server deployment of Java on Solaris only.
4. Applies to printing on the Solaris and Linux platforms. This vulnerability cannot be exploited through untrusted Java Web Start applications or untrusted Java applets. It also cannot be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using untrusted Java Web Start applications or untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service.

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