- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200601-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Sun and Blackdown Java: Applet privilege escalation Date: January 16, 2006 Bugs: #118114 ID: 200601-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Sun's and Blackdown's JDK or JRE may allow untrusted applets to elevate their privileges. Background ========== Sun and Blackdown both provide implementations of the Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-java/sun-jdk < 1.4.2.09 >= 1.4.2.09 2 dev-java/sun-jre-bin < 1.4.2.09 >= 1.4.2.09 3 dev-java/blackdown-jdk < 1.4.2.03 >= 1.4.2.03 4 dev-java/blackdown-jre < 1.4.2.03 >= 1.4.2.03 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Adam Gowdiak discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment's Reflection APIs that may allow untrusted applets to elevate privileges. Impact ====== A remote attacker could embed a malicious Java applet in a web page and entice a victim to view it. This applet can then bypass security restrictions and execute any command or access any file with the rights of the user running the web browser. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All Sun JDK users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.09" All Sun JRE users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.09" All Blackdown JDK users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.03" All Blackdown JRE users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.03" Note to SPARC and PPC users: There is no stable secure Blackdown Java for the SPARC or PPC architectures. Affected users on the PPC architecture should consider switching to the IBM Java packages (ibm-jdk-bin and ibm-jre-bin). Affected users on the SPARC should remove the package until a SPARC package is released. References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2005-3905 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3905 [ 2 ] CVE-2005-3906 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3906 [ 3 ] Sun Security Alert ID 102003 http://sunsolve.sun.com/searchproxy/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102003-1 [ 4 ] Blackdown Java-Linux Security Advisory http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/security/Blackdown-SA-2005-03.txt Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200601-10.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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