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Microsoft Java Virtual Machine COM Object Access Validation Vulnerability

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine. The issue may allow a malicious Java applet to access COM (Component Object Model) objects. A malicious Java applet may be able to access COM objects that allow control of a vulnerable system. By exploiting this vulnerability an attacker would be able to take complete control over a compromised machine.

This vulnerability was originally described in BID 6365. It is now being assigned its own BugTraq ID.