Microsoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Microsoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation with the input file://%00 causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2002-1291. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Java Virtual Machine 1.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with the input value file://%00 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. The summary by CVE is:

The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary local files and network shares via an applet tag with a codebase set to a "file://%00" (null character) URL.

The weakness was disclosed 11/29/2002 by Jouko Pynnonen as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-1291. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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 (10584), SecurityFocus (BID 6138†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-5757†). The entries VDB-19173, VDB-19174, VDB-19175 and VDB-19176 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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11/08/2002 🔍
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11/29/2002 +21 days 🔍
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11/14/2004 +716 days 🔍
07/31/2014 +3546 days 🔍
05/25/2019 +1759 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Jouko Pynnonen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19177
X-Force: 10584
SecurityFocus: 6138 - Microsoft JVM Codebase Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 5757 - Microsoft Virtual Machine Allows Reading Arbitrary Files via URL, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2014 16:38
Updated: 05/25/2019 18:15
Changes: 07/31/2014 16:38 (56), 05/25/2019 18:15 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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