Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : OpenJDK 7 vulnerability (USN-2942-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 90245

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in the JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive data over the network, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2942-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 90245

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2942-1.nasl

Version: 2.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/28/2016

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0636

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:icedtea-7-jre-jamvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-7-demo, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-7-jdk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-7-jre, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-7-jre-headless, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-7-jre-lib, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-7-jre-zero, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:openjdk-7-source, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0636

USN: 2942-1