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Sun Java Web Start Untrusted Application Arbitrary File Overwrite

Secunia Advisory:

SA25823

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Release Date:

2007-06-29

Last Update:

2007-07-10

Popularity:

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Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

Security Bypass
Manipulation of data

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

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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Solution:
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Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 or later
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_14 or later
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
John Heasman, NGSSoftware

Changelog:
2007-07-04: Added CVE reference.
2007-07-10: Added additional link.

Original Advisory:
Sun:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102957-1

NGSSoftware:
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerability-in-java-web-start/

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