GLSA-200503-28 : Sun Java: Web Start argument injection vulnerability

critical Nessus Plugin ID 17615

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

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.

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'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 17615

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200503-28.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 3/25/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sun-jdk, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sun-jre-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0836

GLSA: 200503-28

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