Microsoft Java implementation JDBC classes do not properly validate DLL requests

Overview

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) classes of Microsoft’s Java virtual machine (VM) do not properly validate DLL requests, allowing a malicious applet to load and execute any DLL on the client system.

Description

Microsoft’s Java VM is installed on Windows 98, NT, 2000, and XP. It is used by Internet Explorer and Outlook Express to execute Java applets.

The VM includes classes that provide JDBC functionality to Java applets. These classes do not properly validate requests to load and execute a DLL on the client system. Such requests are only to be honored if they come from applets that are authorized to load and execute DLLs. However, an unauthorized applet can send a request malformed in such a way that it will be accepted and honored by the JDBC classes. This vulnerability allows malicious Java applets to load and execute any DLL on the client system.

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Impact

A malicious Java applet can load and execute any DLL on the client system.

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Solution

Apply a patch

For more information, see:

<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-052.asp&gt;

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Vendor Information

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Notified: October 10, 2002 Updated: October 11, 2002

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

See:

<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-052.asp&gt;

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.

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References

• <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5670&gt;
• <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-052.asp&gt;

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jouko Pynnonen for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Shawn Van Ittersum.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2002-0866
Severity Metric:	18.43 Date Public: