Sun JDK/JRE up to 6u2 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Sun JDK and JRE up to 6u2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Access Restriction. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5239. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun JDK and JRE up to 6u2 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 and earlier, JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 12 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 and earlier, and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_20 and earlier does not properly enforce access restrictions for untrusted (1) applications and (2) applets, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to copy or rename arbitrary files when local users perform drag-and-drop operations from the untrusted application or applet window onto certain types of desktop applications.

The bug was discovered 10/03/2007. The weakness was published 10/05/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sunsolve.sun.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-5239 since 10/05/2007. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32013 (GLSA-200804-20 : Sun JDK/JRE: 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 165686 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update IBM Java (SUSE-SA:2008:025)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40591), Tenable (32013), OSVDB (37761†), Secunia (SA27206†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018814†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3639, VDB-3636, VDB-3640 and VDB-3644. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 32013
Nessus Name: GLSA-200804-20 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 835094
OpenVAS Name: HP StorageWorks Default Accounts and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: sunsolve.sun.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39100

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X-Force: 40591
Secunia: 27206
OSVDB: 37761 - CVE-2007-5239 - Java Web Start - Security Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018814
Vulnerability Center: 16318 - Sun JRE and JDK, and JRE and SDK Allows Remote Attackers to Copy or Rename Arbitrary Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3895

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/27/2019 11:18
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (81), 07/27/2019 11:18 (5)
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