Description
The BasicService in Sun Java Web Start allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs on a client machine via a file:// URL argument to the showDocument method.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Sun Java Web Start 1.0/1.2 - Remote Command Execution EDB-32529 · remote · Oct 25, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- sun-jws-showdocument-command-execution(46119) vdb-entry
- 31916 vdb-entry
- 20081025 Java Web start vulnerability mailing-list
- 20081031 Re: Java Web start vulnerability mailing-list
- 4542 third-party-advisory