CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0836

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06 allows untrusted applications to gain privileges via the value parameter of a property tag in a JNLP file.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious code with the victim's privileges, leading to system compromise or data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Java Web Start to a version later than 1.4.2_06 or apply the appropriate security patch from the vendor.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06 allows untrusted applications to gain privileges via the value parameter of a property tag in a JNLP file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS