A vulnerability has been identified in Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE), which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system. This flaw is due to an error in Java Web Start that fails to properly handle a specially crafted "JNLP" file, which could be exploited by attackers to read, write, and execute arbitrary files by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted web page containing a malicious applet.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Peter Csepely
ChangeLog
2006-02-08 : Initial release
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