Sun Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) SSL/TLS handshake denial of service

sun-jsse-ssltls-dos (35333) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

The Sun Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper processing of SSL/TLS handshake requests. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash a vulnerable system that uses JSSE to listen for SSL/TLS connections.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.5
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 2.6
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102997 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Cisco:
Refer to cisco-sr-20070725-jsse for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For BEA Jrockit:
Refer to BEA07-178.00 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux (BEA JRockit):
Refer to GLSA 200709-15 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • Apple Web site: About the security content of Java Release 6 for Mac OS X 10.4.
  • BEA07-178.00: Java Secure Socket Extension Does Not Correctly Process SSL/TLS Handshake Requests Resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition.
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Nov 14 2007 - 10:33:29 CST: [security bulletin] HPSBMA02288 SSRT071465 rev.1 - HP OpenView Operations (OVO) Running on HP-UX and Solaris, Remote Unauthorized Access, Denial of Service (DoS).
  • cisco-sr-20070725-jsse: Cisco Security Response: Vulnerability in Java Secure Socket Extension.
  • HPSBMA02384 SSRT071465 rev.1: HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM), Remote Unauthorized Access, Denial of Service (DoS).
  • Sun Alert ID: 102997: Java Secure Socket Extension Does Not Correctly Process SSL/TLS Handshake Requests Resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition.
  • ASA-2007-317: Java Secure Socket Extension Does Not Correctly Process SSL/TLS Handshake Requests Resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition (Sun 
  • ASA-2007-336: java-1.5.0-sun security update (RHSA-2007-0818)
  • ASA-2007-465: java-1.5.0-bea security update (RHSA-2007-0956)
  • ASA-2008-116: java-1.4.2-bea security update (RHSA-2008-0100)
  • BID-24846: Sun JSSE SSL/TLS Handshake Processing Denial Of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-3698: The Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 1 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Updates 7 through 11, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_11 through 1.4.2_14, when using JSSE for SSL/TLS support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via certain SSL/TLS handshake requests.
  • GLSA-200709-15: BEA JRockit: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2007-0818: Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update
  • RHSA-2007-0956: Moderate: java-1.5.0-bea security update
  • RHSA-2007-1086: Moderate: java-1.4.2-bea security update
  • RHSA-2008-0100: Moderate: java-1.4.2-bea security update
  • RHSA-2008-0132: Critical: java-1.4.2-ibm security update
  • SA26015: Java JRE/JDK JSSE DoS and Untrusted Applets Network Security Bypass
  • SA26221: Cisco Products Java Secure Socket Extension SSL/TLS Request Denial of Service
  • SA26631: BEA JRockit Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA27635: HP OpenView Operations Java JRE/JDK JSSE DoS and Security Bypass
  • SA28115: Mac OS X Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA34045: HP OpenView Network Node Manager DoS and Security Bypass
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018357: Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) SSL/TLS Handshake Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
  • SUSE-SA:2008:025: IBM Java security update
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2495: Sun Java Secure Socket Extension SSL/TLS Handshake Denial of Service Issue
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2660: Cisco Unified Call Manager Sun JSSE SSL/TLS Handshake Denial of Service Issue
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3009: BEA JRockit Multiple Remote Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3861: HP OpenView Operations Java Security Bypass and Denial of Service
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-4224: Apple Security Update Fixes Multiple Java for Mac OS X Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Cisco Unified CallManager 5.1
  • Cisco Unified CallManager 6.0
  • Cisco Unified Presence Server 6.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • HP HP-UX B.11.11
  • HP HP-UX B.11.23
  • HP HP-UX B.11.31
  • HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.01
  • HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.51
  • HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53
  • HP OpenView Operations 7.1
  • HP OpenView Operations 8.0
  • Novell Linux POS 9
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell SLE SDK 10 SP1
  • Novell SLE SDK 10
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
  • Oracle JRockit R27.3.1
  • RedHat RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 3
  • RedHat RHEL Extras 4
  • RedHat RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update11
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0 Update1
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update14
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update12
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update11
  • Sun JRE 1.4.2 Update13
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update11
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0 Update1
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_11
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_12
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_13
  • Sun SDK 1.4.2_14
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9

Reported:

Jul 10, 2007

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