>> Sun Java Web Start Arbitrary File Overwrite and Command Execution Vulnerability
Title : Sun Java Web Start Arbitrary File Overwrite and Command Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2384 CVE ID : CVE-2007-3504
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-06-29
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Sun JDK, JRE and SDK, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security checks and take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by an unspecified error in Java Web Start, which may allow an untrusted application to grant itself permissions to overwrite any file that is writable by the user running the application (including the ".java.policy" file) allowing the application to invoke applets or Java Web Start applications that can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the untrusted application.
