Directory traversal vulnerability in the PersistenceService in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier, for Windows allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via an application that grants file overwrite privileges to itself. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a .java.policy file.
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2384 | vdb entry vendor advisory |
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018328 | vdb entry |
| http://osvdb.org/37755 | vdb entry |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35169 | vdb entry |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224 | vdb entry vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/25823 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102957-1 | patch vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28115 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/472673/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24695 | vdb entry |