Advisory Details

June 29th, 2016

Oracle Java Font Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2016-3443
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Java
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['22707']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to leak arbitrary information 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 font files. The issue lies in insufficient validation of supplied font data in Java, where specific font data can force reading memory past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to leak arbitrary information.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-01-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-06-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	bo13oy

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