Sun Java JRE/JDK Java Web Start access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun Java JRE and JDK. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Java Web Start. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1185. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Java JRE and JDK (Programming Language Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Java Web Start. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine for Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application or applet, a different issue than CVE-2008-1186, aka "the first issue."

The weakness was released 03/05/2008 by John Heasman with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared at java.sun.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1185 since 03/06/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34291 (Mac OS X : Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 7), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165677 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update Sun Java (SUSE-SA:2008:018)).

Upgrading 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. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41138), Tenable (34291), SecurityFocus (BID 28083†), OSVDB (46958†) and Secunia (SA32018†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3639, VDB-3636, VDB-3640 and VDB-3645. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34291
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 7
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OpenVAS ID: 850018
OpenVAS Name: SurgeMail SurgeWeb Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: java.sun.com

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04/27/2019 +3866 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: java.sun.com⛔
Researcher: John Heasman
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1185 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1185
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3641

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X-Force: 41138 - Sun Java Runtime Environment Virtual Machine unspecified privilege escalation, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 28083 - Sun Java SE Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32018 - Mac OS X Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 46958 - Sun Java JDK / JRE Java Web Start CacheEntry Class writeManifest() Method Arbitrary File Creation
SecurityTracker: 1019555
Vupen: ADV-2008-0770

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Created: 03/18/2008 10:56
Updated: 04/27/2019 14:36
Changes: 03/18/2008 10:56 (97), 04/27/2019 14:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:6EF:103

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