CVE-2005-0418 Privilege escalation in n/a
Untrusted applications can gain privileges via argument injection in Java Web Start on Mac OS X, requiring user interaction to launch a malicious JNLP file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0418?
CVE-2005-0418 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 up to 1.4.2_06, on Mac OS X, allows untrusted applications to gain privileges via the value parameter of a property tag in a JNLP file. NOTE: it is highly likely that this item will be MERGED with CVE-2005-0836.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0418?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun J2se.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0418?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0418 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-0418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w4m-48x7-p9gx.