Broken IBM Java Patch Disclosure

Update For the second time in two weeks, researchers have discovered a three-year-old broken patch for a vulnerability in IBM’s Java SDK implementation. The flaw allows for an attacker to execute code outside the Java sandbox, and still affects current versions of IBM SDK, 7 and 8, released in...

Emergency Java Patch Re-Issued for 2013 Vulnerability

Oracle yesterday released an emergency patch for a Java vulnerability that was improperly patched in 2013. Researchers at Security Explorations in Poland two weeks ago disclosed that a Java patch for an issue the company reported in 2013, CVE-2013-5838, was still trivially exploitable, and it...

Broken 2013 Java Patch Leads to Sandbox Bypass

Java’s miserable 2013 just will not go away. One of the endless parade of bugs found in the platform throughout 2013—many of which were zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in targeted attacks—apparently wasn’t closed off completely by an October 2013 patch released by Oracle. Researchers at Polish...

Google App Engine for Java Security Vulnerabilities

A tweak carried out by Google in the Google App Engine for Java continues to stir up security concerns. Oracle this week patched the latest vulnerability in Java SE-the flaw also lives in Google’s platform-as-a-service entry-after it was privately disclosed by Java bug-hunters from Security...

Google App Engine Java Vulnerabilities Disclosed

A Polish research group claims there are still several outstanding vulnerabilities in Google App Engines for Java, including three complete Java sandbox escapes. After three weeks of radio silence from Google, it decided to disclose on Friday the vulnerabilities, along with proof of concept code...

Sandbox escapes: Google App Engine GAE in the presence of a 3 0+a sandbox bypass vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Security researchers at Google App Engine Google App Engine's Java environment found a large number of high-risk vulnerabilities that an attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities to bypass Google's security sandbox protection. Google App Engine Google App Engine is a Google-managed data centers...

Researchers Divulge 30 Oracle Java Cloud Service Bugs

Upset with the vulnerability handling process at Oracle, researchers yesterday disclosed more than two dozen outstanding issues with the company’s Java Cloud Service platform. Researchers at Security Explorations published two reports, complete with proof of concept codes, explaining 30 different...

[SE-2013-01] Security vulnerabilities in Oracle Java Cloud Service

Hello All, Those concerned about security of Java PaaS Platform as a Service or cloud services in general might find the following information interesting. Security Explorations discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in the environment of Oracle 1 Java Cloud Service 2. Among a total of 28...

Security Explorations Finds Seven New Flaws in IBM SDK

Security researcher Adam Gowdiak and his team at Security Explorations have discovered another batch of issues that stem from the way Java is implemented in certain versions of software, in this case, IBM’s SDK. Gowdiak wrote Monday on the Full Disclosure mailing list about the issues, seven in...

Two new Java zero-day vulnerabilities reported to Oracle

A Polish security firm 'Security Explorations' reported two new Java zero-day vulnerabilities, as "issue 54" and "issue 55," with proof of concept code to Oracle. Oracle's security team is currently investigating the issue, but the status flaws not yet confirmed by Oracle. Less than a week after...

Two More Java Zero Days Found by Polish Research Team

The seemingly endless list of critical zero day bugs found in Java grew longer today with news that one of the flaws fixed in Oracle’s recent patches for the product is under attack and when that bug is paired with another, separate vulnerability, the sandbox in the latest build of Java can be...

Java Applet - AverageRangeStatisticImpl Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/ require 'msf/core' require 'rex' class Metasploit3 false def initialize inf...

Java Applet AverageRangeStatisticImpl Remote Code Execution

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/ require 'msf/core' require 'rex' class Metasploit3 false def initialize inf...

Java Applet Method Handle Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This Metasploit module abuses the Method Handle class from a Java Applet to run arbitrary Java code outside of the sandbox. The vulnerability affects Java version 7u7 and earlier. This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Pleas...

Java Applet AverageRangeStatisticImpl Remote Code Execution

This module abuses the AverageRangeStatisticImpl from a Java Applet to run arbitrary Java code outside of the sandbox, a different exploit vector than the one exploited in the wild in November of 2012. The vulnerability affects Java version 7u7 and earlier. This module requires Metasploit:...

Java 7u11 Update Addresses Only One of Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Microsoft can take some solace that it is not alone in sending out security updates that don’t fully address a zero-day vulnerability. A researcher at Immunity Inc., put Oracle on a similar hot seat this week when he reported that a recent out-of-band Java update repaired only one of two Java fla...

[SE-2012-01] Security vulnerabilities in IBM Java

Hello All, Security Explorations discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition software 1. This is IBM 2 implementation of Java SE technology for AIX, Linux, z/OS and IBMi platforms. Among a total of 17 security weaknesses found, there are issues that can lead t...

security researchers found yet another vulnerability in JAVA after update

Oracle released an emergency patch on Thursday for previously unknown Java vulnerabilities that cybercriminals had targeted with popular exploit kits within hours after the bugs' existence became public, security researchers found yet another vulnerability that can be exploited to run arbitrary...

Oracle Releases Fix For Java CVE-2012-4681 Flaw

Oracle on Thursday released a new version of Java that included a fix for the CVE-2012-4681 vulnerability that has been used in limited targeted attacks in the last couple of weeks. The release of Java 7 update 7 comes about four days after the Java flaw was publicly disclosed, but several months...

Apple QuickTime - QuickTime.util.QTByteObject Initialization Security Checks Bypass

Apple QuickTime - QuickTime.util.QTByteObject Initialization Security Checks Bypass / c SECURITY EXPLORATIONS 2012 poland / / http://www.security-explorations.com / / Apple QuickTime Java extensions / / quicktime.util.QTByteObject initialization security checks bypass / In order to test the POC...