Security Alert (A15-10-05): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Oracle Java and Oracle Products (October 2015)

Description:

Oracle has released Critical Patch Update (CPU) Advisory with collections of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities found in Java SE and various Oracle products.

There are 25 vulnerabilities identified in Java affecting multiple sub-components including 2D, CORBA, Deployment, JavaFX, JAXP, JGSS, Libraries, RMI, Security and Serialization. 24 of them could be remotely exploitable without authentication and 5 of them could affect server deployment of Java (e.g. through a web service).

For vulnerabilities identified in those Oracle products, they can be remotely exploited through various protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, LDAP, Memcached, MySQL Protocol, Oracle Net, SQLNet and SSL/TLS over a network.

There are multiple attack vectors. For Java, an attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted web page containing un-trusted Java applet or Java Web Start application with malicious content, or to launch executables using the Java launcher. For other Oracle products, a remote attacker could send specially crafted network packets to the affected system to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems:

• Database
• E-Business Suite
• Enterprise Manager
• Fusion Applications & Middleware
• Industry Applications
• Mobile/Lite Server
• Oracle and Sun Systems Products Suite
• Oracle Communications Applications
• Oracle Java SE
• Oracle Linux and Virtualization
• Oracle MySQL Product Suite
• Oracle Retail Applications Suite
• Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite
• PeopleSoft Enterprise
• Pilar Axiom
• Siebel

For details of affected products, please refer to "Affected Products and Components" of corresponding security advisory at the vendor’s website:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful attack could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of services, gain of escalated privilege, information disclosure, bypass of security restrictions or compromise of a vulnerable system.

Recommendation:

Patches for affected systems are available. Users of the affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

For Oracle Java SE products, please refer to the following link:

• Java Platform SE 8 (JDK and JRE 8 Update 66)
  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

For other Oracle products, please refer to the section "Patch Availability Table and Risk Matrices" of corresponding security advisory at the vendor’s website:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html

Users may contact their product support vendors for the fixes and assistance.

More Information:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8u66-relnotes-2692847.html
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2015/10/20/Oracle-Releases-Security-Bulletin
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/15102201
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-0377
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1622
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0050
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0191
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1569
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3571
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3576
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-7940
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0235
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0286
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1791
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1793
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1829
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2608
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2633
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2642
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3144
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4000
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4730
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4734
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4762
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4766
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4791 (to CVE-2015-4807)
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4809 (to CVE-2015-4813)
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4815 (to CVE-2015-4828)
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4830 (to CVE-2015-4851)
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4854
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4856 (to CVE-2015-4884)
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4886 (to CVE-2015-4888)
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4890 (to CVE-2015-4896)
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4898 (to CVE-2015-4917)