CVE-2006-0615
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 4 and earlier, SDK and JRE 1.4.x through 1.4.2_09 allow remote attackers to bypass Java sandbox security and obtain privileges via unspecified vectors involving the reflection APIs, aka the "second and third issues."
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Multiple reflection API vulnerabilities in Sun Java JDK/JRE allow remote attackers to bypass sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerability
The CVE-2006-0615 vulnerability (the second and third issues) resides in the Java Reflection API of Sun Java JDK and JRE. Affected versions include JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 4 and earlier, as well as SDK and JRE 1.4.x through 1.4.2_09. The reflection APIs fail to properly enforce security restrictions, allowing untrusted applets to bypass the Java sandbox [3][4].
Exploitation
An attacker must convince a user to run a specially crafted Java applet, typically by hosting it on a malicious website or embedding it in an email. No authentication is required; the applet runs within the user's browser with Java support enabled. By exploiting the reflection API flaws, the applet can escalate its privileges beyond the sandbox [3].
Impact
Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the applet. This can lead to unauthorized access to local files, arbitrary network connections, and full system compromise [3][4].
Mitigation
Sun addressed these issues in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 5 and later, and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_10 and later [3]. Gentoo Linux users should upgrade to >=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.10 or >=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.10 [4]. No workaround is available; upgrading is the only solution.
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Affected products
32cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:sdk:1.4.2_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <= 5.0 Update 4
- Range: <= 5.0 Update 4
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
11- secunia.com/advisories/18760nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvdBroken LinkPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/18884nvdThird Party Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200602-07.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/759996nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24561nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0467nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0828nvdPermissions Required
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1398nvdPermissions Required
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