National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-1029

Overview

The Sun Java Plugin capability in Java 2 Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2_01, 1.4.2_04, and possibly earlier versions, does not properly restrict access between Javascript and Java applets during data transfer, which allows remote attackers to load unsafe classes and execute arbitrary code by using the reflection API to access private Java packages.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#760344

Name: VU#760344

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/760344

External Source: BID

Name: 12317

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12317

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-0599

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0599

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 57591

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57591-1

External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 101523

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101523-1

External Source: XF

Name: sdk-jre-applet-restriction-bypass(18188)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/18188

External Source: IDEFENSE

Name: 20041122 Sun Java Plugin Arbitrary Package Access Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=158&type=vulnerabilities

External Source: IDEFENSE

Name: 20041122 Sun Java Plugin Arbitrary Package Access Vulnerability

Hyperlink:http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=158&type=vulnerabilities

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21257249

Hyperlink:http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21257249

External Source: SREASON

Name: 61

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/61

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29035

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29035

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 13271

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/13271

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/updates/9.3/i386/rpm/i586/java-1_4_2-sun-src-1.4.2.08-0.1.i586.html

Hyperlink:http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/updates/9.3/i386/rpm/i586/java-1_4_2-sun-src-1.4.2.08-0.1.i586.html

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5674

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5674

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2005-02-22

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Feb/msg00000.html

External Source: MISC

Name: http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/javaplugin.html

Hyperlink:http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/javaplugin.html