Sun Java Web Start prior 5.0 Sandbox Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Sun Java Web Start. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Sandbox. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1973. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Java Web Start (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Sandbox. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.

The weakness was presented 06/13/2005 by Adam Gowdiak with SUN (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1973 since 06/14/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18480 (Sun Java JRE / Web Start Java Plug-in Untrusted Applet Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at java.sun.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20995), Tenable (18480), SecurityFocus (BID 13958†), OSVDB (17299†) and Secunia (SA15671†). Further details are available at vuldb.com. See VDB-1564 and VDB-1831 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 18480
Nessus Name: Sun Java JRE / Web Start Java Plug-in Untrusted Applet Privilege Escalation
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OpenVAS ID: 835076
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Java Web Start 5.0
Patch: java.sun.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Researcher: Adam Gowdiak
Organization: SUN
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1563
X-Force: 20995
SecurityFocus: 13958 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 15671 - Java Web Start / Sun JRE Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 17299 - Sun Java Web Start Untrusted Application Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1014191 - Java Web Start java-vm-args Lets Remote Users Access and Execute Files on the Target User's System
Vulnerability Center: 8334 - Privilege Elevation in J2SE 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2005 12:04
Updated: 03/11/2021 15:34
Changes: 06/16/2005 12:04 (81), 10/08/2018 15:44 (11), 03/11/2021 15:34 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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