Sun Java Web Start Remote Command Execution Vulnerability - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800126");
  script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:39+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:39 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-11-05 13:21:04 +0100 (Wed, 05 Nov 2008)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4910");
  script_name("Sun Java Web Start Remote Command Execution Vulnerability - Windows");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/46119");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31916");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-10/0192.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows remote code execution on the
  client machines.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Sun J2SE 6.0 Update 10 and earlier.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to weakness in the BasicService showDocument method
  which does not validate the inputs appropriately. This can be exploited
  using a specially crafted Java Web Start application via file:\\ URL
  argument to the showDocument method.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Sun Java Web Start is prone to a remote command execution (RCE) vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp");
  exit(0);
}


include("smb_nt.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
  exit(0);
}

jwsVer = registry_get_sz(item:"CurrentVersion",
                         key:"SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Web Start");
if(!jwsVer)exit(0);
jwsVer = ereg_replace(pattern:"_", string:jwsVer, replace: ".");
if(jwsVer)
{
  if(version_is_less_equal(version:jwsVer, test_version:"1.6.0.10")){
    security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
  }
}