Microsoft VM INativeServices could allow unauthorized memory access
| msvm-inativeservices-memory-access (10582) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
A vulnerability in the INativeServices methods in Microsoft VM could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to memory on a victim's system. The INativeServices methods accept memory addresses as arguments, which could allow a remote attacker to create a malicious Java Applet that uses these methods to access memory on a victim's computer. This could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information, including the user's cookies, visited Web sites, as well as other information that could then be used to launch further attacks against the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by hosting the malicious Java Applet on a Web site or by sending it to a potential victim within an HTML email.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Nov 08 2002 - 07:00:01 CST : Technical information about unpatched MS Java vulnerabilities .
- BID-6140: Microsoft JVM INativeServices Unauthorized Memory Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1289: The Microsoft Java implementation, as used in Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to read restricted process memory, cause a denial of service (crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code via the getNativeServices function, which creates an instance of the com.ms.awt.peer.INativeServices (INativeServices) class, whose methods do not verify the memory addresses that are passed as parameters.
- OSVDB ID: 7880: Microsoft Java INativeServices Arbitrary Memory Information Disclosure
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
Reported:
Nov 08, 2002
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