Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 201175 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1000888.1. |
Category Security Release Phase Resolved 4883871, 5004017 Date of Resolved Release 18-JAN-2005 Impact A vulnerability in the Java Plug-in may allow an untrusted applet to elevate privileges through JavaScript calling into Java code. For example, an untrusted applet may grant itself permissions to read and write local files or execute local applications that are accessible to the user running the untrusted applet. A second vulnerability may allow an untrusted applet to inappropriately interfere with another applet in the same web page which may include causing it to incorrectly load non-code resources such as files and web pages. Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Fujitsu, for bringing these issues to our attention. Contributing Factors The first issue can occur in the following releases:
The second issue can occur in the following releases:
Note: JDK and JRE 5.0 are not affected by these vulnerabilities. To determine the version of Java on a system, the following command can be run: % java -fullversion java full version "1.4.1_06-b01" Symptoms There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described issues have been exploited. Workaround JavaScript may be disabled in the browser as a temporary workaround for the first described issue. Resolution The first issue is addressed in the following releases:
The second issue is addressed in the following releases:
J2SE releases are available for download at http://java.sun.com/j2se/, at the following links:
Note: It is recommended that affected versions be removed from your system. For more information, please see the installation notes on the respective java.sun.com download pages. Modification History Product Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4.2 Attachments This solution has no attachment |
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