Sun Java JRE 1.1.x through 1.4.x writes temporary files with long filenames that become predictable on a file system that uses 8.3 style short names, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files to known locations and facilitates the exploitation of vulnerabilities in applications that rely on unpredictable file names.
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EUVD-2005-0472 | Sun Java JRE 1.1.x through 1.4.x writes temporary files with long filenames that become predictable on a file system that uses 8.3 style short names, which allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files to known locations and facilitates the exploitation of vulnerabilities in applications that rely on unpredictable file names. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:13:54.312Z
Reserved: 2005-02-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-0471

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-03-14T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-0471

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