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Credit:
The information has been provided by Sami Koivu .
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-082/
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Vulnerable Systems:
Oracle Java Runtime
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page.
The specific flaw exists in the handling of NTLM authentication requested generated in the context of the Java Runtime. The Java Virtual Machine will ignore browser policies and respond to WWW-Authenticate requests from the Internet zone resulting in the leakage of NTLM authentication hashes to attackers.
Patch Availability:
Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2011-304611.html
CVE Information:
CVE-2010-4466
Disclosure Timeline:
2009-08-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2011-02-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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