--- type: Article title: DNS Rebinding on Java Applets description: "Java 6 exposed the Packages object to every browser, not just those with LiveConnect, so a JavaScript-instantiated applet runs in the JavaScriptProtectionDomain tied to the calling page's host. Rebinding that host to another IP extends Kanatoko Anvil's Firefox-only 2007 DNS rebinding attack to all browsers, letting the applet open sockets to the victim's site and steal cookies." resource: "http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2010/10/dns-rebinding-on-java-applets.html" tags: [article, webseclist-reference, blog-mindedsecurity-com, dns-rebinding, java, sop-bypass, same-origin-policy, dns, cookie, prior-art-extension, owasp-a01-2021, owasp-a07-2021, owasp-a10-2021] generated: by: webseclist-refs/1 at: "2026-08-16T00:00:35+00:00" status: stable stale_after: 2027-08-16 sources: - id: original resource: "http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2010/10/dns-rebinding-on-java-applets.html" title: DNS Rebinding on Java Applets author: Stefano Di Paola - id: canonical resource: "https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2010/10/dns-rebinding-on-java-applets.html" also_at: [] authors: - Stefano Di Paola canonical_url: "https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2010/10/dns-rebinding-on-java-applets.html" cited_by: - "2010.md:35" commit: "" content_sha256: eb85e09276b5dcdadb62905def686cea629c852ff115c0f2ea4920c80675c37b depth: full depth_reason: default kind: article language: "" licence: unknown original_url: "http://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2010/10/dns-rebinding-on-java-applets.html" published: "" publisher: blog.mindedsecurity.com publisher_english: "" raw_sha256: 83159b2d1f1ed0932e033cbd4939e5fa2c4c17a1435c49dbef2260577e3719a0 retrieved_from: "https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2010/10/dns-rebinding-on-java-applets.html" retrieved_kind: stored retrieved_utc: "2026-08-16T00:00:35+00:00" slug: blog-mindedsecurity-com-dns-rebinding-java-applets snapshot: "" title_english: "" translation_file: "" translation_of: "" --- # DNS Rebinding on Java Applets **DNS Rebinding on Java Applets** - Stefano Di Paola, blog.mindedsecurity.com. - Published: date not stated - Original: - Current location: - Preserved from: https://blog.mindedsecurity.com/2010/10/dns-rebinding-on-java-applets.html (stored) on 2026-08-16 - Licence: unknown Rights remain with the original author and publisher. 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