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Java Web Start / Sun JRE Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15671
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Release Date:
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2005-06-14
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Last Update:
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2005-06-15
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Popularity:
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26,484 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Java Web Start 1.x
Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
Sun Java JRE 1.4.x
Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
Sun Java SDK 1.4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1973
CVE-2005-1974
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Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Java Web Start and Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
1) An unspecified error may be exploited by a malicious, untrusted application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability affects Java Web Start included in J2SE releases 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 for Windows, Solaris and Linux.
2) An unspecified error may be exploited by a malicious, untrusted applet to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability affects J2SE releases 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 for Windows, Solaris and Linux, and J2SE 1.4.2_07 and prior 1.4.2 releases for Windows, Solaris and Linux.
Solution:
Update to J2SE 5.0 Update 2 or 1.4.2_08 for Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Reported by vendor.
2) The vendor credits Adam Gowdiak.
Changelog:
2005-06-14: Added additional vulnerability. Updated advisory.
2005-06-15: Added CVE references.
Original Advisory:
Sun Microsystems:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101749-1
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