Microsoft Virtual Machine Java Logging Feature System.out.println privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Virtual Machine. Affected is the function System.out.println of the component Java Logging Feature. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-0979. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Virtual Machine (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function System.out.println of the component Java Logging Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Java logging feature for the Java Virtual Machine in Internet Explorer writes output from functions such as System.out.println to a known pathname, which can be used to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 08/17/2002. The weakness was disclosed 09/24/2002 by jelmer as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0979. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/01/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 38 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 (9886), SecurityFocus (BID 5491†), OSVDB (7847†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7876†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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08/17/2002 🔍
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09/24/2002 +38 days 🔍
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05/08/2005 +957 days 🔍
07/23/2014 +3363 days 🔍
06/01/2019 +1774 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: jelmer
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18787
X-Force: 9886
SecurityFocus: 5491 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Java Logging Executable Code Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7847 - Microsoft Internet Explorer, Executable Code Transfer via Java Logging
Vulnerability Center: 7876 - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Allows Code Execution via \x27Java Logging Enabled\x27 Feature, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 11:10
Updated: 06/01/2019 09:46
Changes: 07/23/2014 11:10 (58), 06/01/2019 09:46 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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