Java Web Start in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 and 5.0 Update 1 allows applications to assign permissions to themselves and gain privileges.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870351003598&w=2
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/61
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1
Source: MITRE
Published: 2005-06-16
Updated: 2016-10-18
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 5.1
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Impact Score: 6.4
Exploitability Score: 4.9
Severity: MEDIUM