Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-0311 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in IBM Java and Runtimes for Java Technology

047910
CVSS 3.5 - LOW
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
SINGLE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
ibm
CWE-119
nessus

Summary

The class file parser in IBM Java before 1.4.2 SR13 FP9, as used in IBM Runtimes for Java Technology 5.0.0 before SR13 and 6.0.0 before SR10, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (JVM segmentation fault, and possibly memory consumption or an infinite loop) via a crafted attribute length field in a class file, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2011-1159.NASL
    descriptionUpdated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP10 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55854
    published2011-08-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55854
    titleRHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2011:1159)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2011:1159. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(55854);
      script_version ("1.18");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:16");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0311", "CVE-2011-0802", "CVE-2011-0814", "CVE-2011-0862", "CVE-2011-0865", "CVE-2011-0867", "CVE-2011-0871", "CVE-2011-3387");
      script_bugtraq_id(47732, 48137, 48142, 48144, 48145, 48147, 48149);
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2011:1159");
    
      script_name(english:"RHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2011:1159)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are
    now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat
    Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.
    
    The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
    critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
    base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for
    each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
    
    The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP10 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime
    Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
    
    This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime
    Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. Detailed
    vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM 'Security alerts'
    page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2011-0311, CVE-2011-0802,
    CVE-2011-0814, CVE-2011-0862, CVE-2011-0865, CVE-2011-0867,
    CVE-2011-0871)
    
    Note: The RHSA-2011:0490 java-1.4.2-ibm update did not, unlike the
    erratum text stated, provide a complete fix for the CVE-2011-0311
    issue.
    
    All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
    packages, which contain the IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP10 Java release. All
    running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to
    take effect."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0311"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0802"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0814"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0862"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0865"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0867"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0871"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3387"
      );
      # http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/security-vulnerabilities/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1159"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-demo");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-src");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.6");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/06/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/08/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/08/16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^(4|5)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 4.x / 5.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
    
    yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
    if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo)) 
    {
      rhsa = "RHSA-2011:1159";
      yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
      if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
          extra      : yum_report 
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
        audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
      }
    }
    else
    {
      flag = 0;
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"s390", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
    
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
      if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
    
    
      if (flag)
      {
        security_report_v4(
          port       : 0,
          severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
          extra      : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
        );
        exit(0);
      }
      else
      {
        tested = pkg_tests_get();
        if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
        else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "java-1.4.2-ibm / java-1.4.2-ibm-demo / java-1.4.2-ibm-devel / etc");
      }
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_JAVA-1_4_2-IBM-110504.NASL
    descriptionIBM Java 1.4.2 was updated to SR13 FP9, fixing bugs and security issues. More information can be found on the IBM JDK Alerts page : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53891
    published2011-05-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53891
    titleSuSE 11.1 Security Update : IBM Java (SAT Patch Number 4481)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_JAVA-1_4_2-IBM-7505.NASL
    descriptionIBM Java 1.4.2 was updated to SR13 FP9, fixing bugs and security issues. More information can be found on the IBM JDK Alerts page : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53893
    published2011-05-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53893
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : IBM Java (ZYPP Patch Number 7505)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2011-0490.NASL
    descriptionUpdated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP9 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53819
    published2011-05-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53819
    titleRHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2011:0490)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_JAVA-1_4_2-IBM-7504.NASL
    descriptionIBM Java 1.4.2 was updated to SR13 FP9, fixing bugs and security issues. More information can be found on the IBM JDK Alerts page : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id57204
    published2011-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57204
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : IBM Java (ZYPP Patch Number 7504)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE9_12706.NASL
    descriptionIBM Java 1.4.2 was updated to SR13 FP9, fixing bugs and security issues. More information can be found on the IBM JDK Alerts page : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53883
    published2011-05-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53883
    titleSuSE9 Security Update : IBM Java JRE and SDK (YOU Patch Number 12706)

Redhat

advisories
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2011:1159
  • rhsa
    idRHSA-2011:1265
rpms
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-src-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el4
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-src-0:1.4.2.13.10-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el5
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el4_8
  • java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src-0:1.4.2.13.10.sap-1jpp.1.el5