CVE-2005-0836

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06 allows untrusted applications to gain privileges via the value parameter of a property tag in a JNLP file.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.37% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000200.1-1	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=111117284323657&w=2	mailing list
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200255-1	vendor advisory
http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/ws.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12847	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/14640	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57740-1	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-28.xml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_32_java2.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0836?: CVE-2005-0836 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0836?: To fix CVE-2005-0836, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0836 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0836 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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