63648 : Sun Java Deployment Toolkit javaw.exe JAR File Handling Arbitrary Code Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2010-04-09	2010-04-09

Description

Sun Java Deployment Toolkit contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is trigger upon visit of a malicious website embedding a specially crafted JNLP application.

Classification

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

Technical

The vulnerability is due to insufficient filtering of the arguments passed to the launch() method, allowing an attacker to use some javaws parameters execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade to version 6 Update 20 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Sun Microsystems, Inc.	Java JRE	1.6
Sun Microsystems, Inc.	Java JDK	1.6

References

Security Tracker: 1023840
CVE ID: 2010-1423 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 39260
ISS X-Force ID: 57615
Metasploit ID: 63648
CERT VU: 886582
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2010-0853
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-04/0122.html
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2010-November/002483.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-April/074036.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Apr/119
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u20.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/bb5eafbc6c6e67e11c4afc88b4e1dd22/testcase.html
News Article: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/193946/nifty_java_bug_could_lead_to_attack.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=1
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=1

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-04-16 | Disagree?

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