Sun JRE 1.4.2/1.5.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Sun JRE 1.4.2/1.5.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-2435. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun JRE 1.4.2/1.5.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier, allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via an application that grants privileges to itself, related to "Incorrect Use of System Classes" and probably related to support for JNLP files.

The bug was discovered 04/30/2007. The weakness was presented 05/01/2007 with Fujitsu (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2435 since 05/01/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25593 (GLSA-200706-08 : emul-linux-x86-java: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115716 (Oracle Java Web Start Security Vulnerability Related to Incorrect Use of System Classes).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33984), Tenable (25593), SecurityFocus (BID 23728†), OSVDB (35483†) and Secunia (SA25069†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 25593
Nessus Name: GLSA-200706-08 : emul-linux-x86-java: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 58301
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200705-23 (sun-jdk,sun-jre-bin)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Organization: Fujitsu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36548

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X-Force: 33984
SecurityFocus: 23728 - Sun Java Web Start Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 25069
OSVDB: 35483 - Sun Java Web Start JNLP File Unspecified Privilege Escalation
SecurityTracker: 1017986
Vulnerability Center: 14982 - Sun Java Web Start Restrictions Bypass due to Incorrect Use of System Classes, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1598

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 06/08/2025 19:39
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (86), 07/18/2019 16:18 (3), 06/08/2025 19:39 (18)
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