| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| jdk | ≤ 1.5.0 | |
| jre | ≤ 1.4.2≤ 1.5.0 | |
| sdk | ≤ 1.4.2_13 |
Directory traversal vulnerability in the PersistenceService in Sun Java Web Start in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 11 and earlier, and Java Web Start in SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 and earlier, for Windows allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions via an application that grants file overwrite privileges to itself. NOTE: this can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code by overwriting a .java.policy file.
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