[security-alerts] FW: [SA18762] Java Web Start Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 
> TITLE:
> Java Web Start Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA18762
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/18762/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Highly critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Java Web Start 1.x
> http://secunia.com/product/1005/
> Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
> http://secunia.com/product/4621/
> Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
> http://secunia.com/product/4228/
> 
> 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.
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> Sun Microsystems:
> http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102170-1
> 
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