SB2017102425 - Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for java-1.6.0-sun
Published: October 24, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 18 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10345)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Serialization component. A remote attacker can trigger partial denial of service.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10388)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Libraries component. A remote attacker can escalate his privileges on the target system.
3) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10357)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Serialization component. A remote attacker can trigger partial denial of service.
4) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10356)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Security component. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
5) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10355)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Networking component. A remote attacker can trigger partial denial of service.
6) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10349)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the JAXP component. A remote attacker can trigger partial denial of service.
7) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10348)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Libraries component. A remote attacker can trigger partial denial of service.
8) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10347)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Serialization component. A remote attacker can trigger partial denial of service on the target system.
9) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10346)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Hotspot component. A remote attacker can escalate his privileges on the target system.
10) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9840)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in zlib due to out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
11) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10295)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Javadoc component. A remote attacker can partially modify arbitrary files on the target system.
12) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10293)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Javadoc component. A remote attacker can partially read and modify arbitrary files on the target system.
13) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10285)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the RMI component. A remote attacker can escalate his privileges on the target system.
14) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10281)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Serialization component. A remote attacker can trigger partial denial of service on the target system.
15) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10274)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Smart Card IO component. A remote attacker can read and modify arbitrary files on the target system.
16) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9843)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in zlib due to big-endian out-of-bounds pointer. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
17) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9842)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in zlib due to an undefined left shift of negative number. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted document, trick the victim into opening it, and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
18) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9841)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in zlib due to out-of-bounds pointer arithmetic in inftrees.c. A remote attacker can cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.