CVE-2005-0418 describes an argument injection vulnerability in Java Web Start for J2SE 1.4.2 through 1.4.2_06 on Mac OS X. This flaw allows untrusted applications to gain elevated privileges by manipulating the value parameter within a property tag in a JNLP file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and result in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_01:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_02:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_03:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2_04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sun:j2se:1.4.2_04:*:sdk:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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