Sun JRE/SDK up to 1.4.0_01 Trusted Apple privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Sun JRE and SDK up to 1.4.0_01. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Trusted Apple Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-1123. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun JRE and SDK up to 1.4.0_01 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Trusted Apple Handler. 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:

Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and SDK 1.4.0_01 and earlier allows untrusted applets to access certain information within trusted applets, which allows attackers to bypass the restrictions of the Java security model.

The weakness was shared 12/31/2003 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-1123 since 03/11/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Java. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $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 (12189), Exploit-DB (22732), SecurityFocus (BID 7824†), Secunia (SA8958†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1006935†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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06/05/2003 🔍
06/06/2003 +1 days 🔍
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12/31/2003 +208 days 🔍
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03/11/2005 +436 days 🔍
08/22/2014 +3451 days 🔍
12/20/2024 +3773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1123 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1123
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21109
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X-Force: 12189
SecurityFocus: 7824 - Sun Microsystems Untrusted Applet Java Security Model Violation Vulnerability
Secunia: 8958 - Sun Java Security Model Violation, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1006935 - Sun Java (JRE/SDK) Access Control Flaw Lets Untrusted Applets Access Information From Other Applets

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2014 13:24
Updated: 12/20/2024 07:29
Changes: 08/22/2014 13:24 (60), 07/04/2017 08:04 (7), 11/19/2024 10:29 (17), 12/20/2024 07:29 (1)
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