71193 : Oracle Java SE / Java for Business sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader findClass Method Code Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
26	1083	about 1 year ago	about 1 year ago	11 times	100%

Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date	Exploit Publish Date
2010-09-28	2011-02-15	2011-02-15	2011-03-11

Time to Patch
140 days

Keywords

TippingPoint IPS Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 10594

Description

Oracle Java contains a flaw related to the findClass method of the sun.plugin2.applet.Applet2ClassLoader class failing to properly validate URLS supplied by a trusted applet. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to use a crafted file or page to execute arbitrary code.

Classification

Location: Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Private
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Coordinated Disclosure

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.6.0.24 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Oracle Corporation	Java JRE	6 Update 23
	Java JDK	6 Update 23
	JRockit	27.6.8
	JRockit	28.1.1

References

CVE ID: 2010-4452 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 43387 43450 43657 43813 44291 44834 44954 46529 46651 46728
Metasploit ID: 71193
Related OSVDB ID: 71960
Keyword: HPSBUX02685 SSRT100505
Other Advisory URL: http://fhoguin.com/2011/03/oracle-java-unsigned-applet-applet2classloader-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-zdi-11-084-explained/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html#AppendixAS
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-084/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02775276
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/7434181
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/7707692
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00005.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000149.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201111-02.xml
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html
News Article: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/oracle-plugs-21-dangerous-sun-java-security-holes/8171
RedHat RHSA: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0282.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0357.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0880.html
RHSA-2011:0282

Credit

Frederic Hoguin - Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-02-18 | Disagree?

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