|
Java Web Start Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability
|
|
Secunia Advisory:
|
SA18762
|
|
|
Release Date:
|
2006-02-08
|
|
Last Update:
|
2006-02-14
|
|
Popularity:
|
13,850 views
|
|
|
Critical:
|
Highly critical
|
|
Impact:
|
System access
|
|
Where:
|
From remote
|
|
Solution Status:
|
Vendor Patch
|
|
| Software: | Java Web Start 1.x
Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
|
|
|
Subscribe:
|
Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities 
|
|
| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0613
|
|
Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Java Web Start, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error, which may be exploited by a malicious, untrusted application to read and write local files.
The vulnerability affects Java Web Start included in J2SE releases 5.0 Update 5 and prior 5.0 releases for Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
Solution:
The vulnerability has been fixed in J2SE releases 5.0 Update 6 and later for Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Peter Csepely.
Changelog:
2006-02-10: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
2006-02-14: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Sun Microsystems:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102170-1
Other References:
US-CERT VU#652636:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/652636
|
|
|
Track this Secunia Advisory
|
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.
Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.
|
|
|
About this Secunia Advisory
|
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
|
