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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200503-28] Sun Java: Web Start argument injection vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200503-28] Sun Java: Web Start argument injection vulnerability |
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Sun Java: Web Start argument injection vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200503-28 (Sun Java: Web Start argument injection vulnerability) Jouko Pynnonen discovered that Java Web Start contains a vulnerability in the way it handles property tags in JNLP files. Impact By enticing a user to open a malicious JNLP file, a remote attacker could pass command line arguments to the Java Virtual machine, which can be used to bypass the Java "sandbox" and to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/ws.html http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57740-1 Solution: All Sun JDK users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.07" All Sun JRE users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.07" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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