50503 : Sun Java JDK / JRE Untrusted Applet User Home Directory Content Listing
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-12-03

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-5350" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Unspecified vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier allows untrusted applications and applets to list the contents of the operating user's directory via unknown vectors.

Classification

Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version JDK/JRE 5.0 Update 17, JDK/JRE 6 Update 11, SDK/JRE 1.4.2_19, SDK/JRE 1.3.1_24 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Tools & Filters

	35030

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2008-12-05 | Disagree?

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