Advisory Details

July 18th, 2014

Oracle Java ResourceBundle Format String Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2014-2490
CVSS SCORE	9.3, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AFFECTED VENDORS	Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Java Runtime
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Oracle Java. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of ResourceBundles. The issue lies in insufficient validation of user-supplied data when applying a ResourceBundle. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2014-04-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-07-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	John Leitch

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