[SA18762] Java Web Start Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

TITLE:
Java Web Start Sandbox Security Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18762

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18762/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Java Web Start 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/1005/
Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
http://secunia.com/product/4621/
Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/4228/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Java Web Start, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error, which may be
exploited by a malicious, untrusted application to read and write
local files.

The vulnerability affects Java Web Start included in J2SE releases
5.0 Update 5 and prior 5.0 releases for Windows, Solaris, and Linux.

SOLUTION:
The vulnerability has been fixed in J2SE releases 5.0 Update 6 and
later for Windows, Solaris, and Linux.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Peter Csepely.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Sun Microsystems:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102170-1

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