From: matt@proweb.co.uk
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] joys of java
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:38:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <78fd2bb6356de999a775d6f9d774692f@juice.thebigchoice.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200403111910.i2BJAT8Y026874@adat.davidashen.net>
>In fact, the viri
In fact, viruses.
>not related to Java.
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
An attacker could seek to exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious Java applet and inserting it into a web page. The web page could then be hosted on a web site, or sent to a user in e-mail.
Impact of vulnerability:
Allow attacker to execute code of his or her choice.
I call that 'related to Java'
> than faults of six years old (at least) Microsoft JVM.
The patch was released in Feb 2003 so for at least 5 years a remotely exploitable JVM was shipped in the world's most installed OS.
I call that 'serious'
m
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-03-11 19:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-03-11 18:41 matt
2004-03-11 19:10 ` David Tolpin
2004-03-11 19:38 ` matt [this message]
2004-03-11 21:14 ` boyd, rounin
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