Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.0/3.1/4.0 Applet CLASSPATH privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.0/3.1/4.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Applet Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument CLASSPATH as part of Environment Variable can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1601. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.0/3.1/4.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Applet Handler. The manipulation of the argument CLASSPATH as part of a Environment Variable leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Connectables feature in Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.1 prepends the Adobe directory to the CLASSPATH environment variable, which allows applets to run with higher privileges and remote attackers to gain privileges via an HTML e-mail message or a web page.

The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2002 by Hiromitsu Takagi as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-1601 since 03/20/2005. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8210) and SecurityFocus (BID 4106†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: adobe.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Hiromitsu Takagi
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1601 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1601
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17932
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X-Force: 8210 - Adobe PhotoDeluxe \
SecurityFocus: 4106 - Adobe PhotoDeluxe Java Execution Vulnerability

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Created: 07/11/2014 13:37
Updated: 11/18/2024 00:37
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:37 (57), 06/06/2018 10:50 (1), 11/18/2024 00:37 (17)
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