Sun Java Web Start unspecified privilege escalation
| javawebstart-unspecified-priv-escalation (41136) |  High Risk |
Description:
Sun Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges, caused by an unspecified vulnerability which allows an untrusted application to assign additional permissions to itself. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability and gain elevated privileges to create arbitrary files on the system.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.3
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.4
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.6
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.7
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.8
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.1
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.2
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
- Novell, Linux Desktop 9
- Novell, Linux POS 9
- Novell, Open Enterprise Server
- Novell, Open Enterprise Server
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
- Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- RedHat, RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
- RedHat, RHEL Extras 4
- RedHat, RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
- Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update2
- Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update1 B06
- Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update1
- Sun, JDK 1.6.0
- Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update4
- Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update3
- Sun, JRE 1.6.0 Update4
- Sun, JRE 1.6.0
- Sun, JRE 1.6.0 Update1
- Sun, JRE 1.6.0 Update3
- Sun, JRE 1.6.0 Update2
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
- VMware, ESX Server 3.5
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 233323 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- Apple Web site, About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 7 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2008008808, Rev 1, Nortel response to Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=721154.
- Sun Alert ID: 233323, Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Java Web Start May Allow an Untrusted Application to Elevate Privileges at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233323-1.
- VMSA-2008-0010, Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VMware ESX 3.5 at http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0010.html.
- ASA-2008-113: java-1.5.0-sun security update (RHSA-2008-0186)
- BID-28083: Sun Java SE Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1191: Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2008-1190, aka The fifth issue.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0770: Sun Java Multiple Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1856: VMware ESX Server Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0186: Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update
- RHSA-2008-0267: Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update
- SA29239: Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA30676: VMware ESX Server update for Tomcat and Java JRE
- SA32018: Mac OS X Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019549: Java Web Start Buffer Overflows and Other Bugs Let Remote Users Read/Write Files and Execute Applications on the Target User's System
- SUSE-SA:2008:018: Sun Java Security Update
Reported:
Mar 04, 2008
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