Amazon Linux AMI update for java-1.7.0-openjdk

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU14322

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2952

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unknown flaw. A remote attacker can cause a partial denial of service under unspecified conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

i686:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.i686
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.i686

noarch:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.noarch

src:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.x86_64
    java-1.7.0-openjdk-src-1.7.0.191-2.6.15.4.82.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2018-1064.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.