>> Sun Java JRE Web Start JNLP File Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : Sun Java JRE Web Start JNLP File Processing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2477 CVE ID : CVE-2007-3655
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-07-10
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Sun JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or take complete control of an affected system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the Java Web Start component (javaws.exe) when processing a JNLP file with an overly long "codebase" attribute, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page.
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