[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200806-11 ] IBM JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200806-11

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Severity: Normal

Title: IBM JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: June 25, 2008

Bugs: #186277, #198644, #216112

ID: 200806-11

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Java Development Kit

(JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE), resulting in the execution of

arbitrary code.

 

Background

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The IBM Java Development Kit (JDK) and the IBM Java Runtime Environment

(JRE) provide the IBM Java platform.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 dev-java/ibm-jdk-bin < 1.5.0.7 >= 1.5.0.7

*>= 1.4.2.11

2 dev-java/ibm-jre-bin < 1.5.0.7 >= 1.5.0.7

*>= 1.4.2.11

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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.

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Description

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Because of sharing the same codebase, IBM JDK and JRE are affected by

the vulnerabilities mentioned in GLSA 200804-20.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could entice a user to run a specially crafted applet

on a website or start an application in Java Web Start to execute

arbitrary code outside of the Java sandbox and of the Java security

restrictions with the privileges of the user running Java. The attacker

could also obtain sensitive information, create, modify, rename and

read local files, execute local applications, establish connections in

the local network, bypass the same origin policy, and cause a Denial of

Service via multiple vectors.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All IBM JDK 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/ibm-jdk-bin-1.5.0.7"

 

All IBM JDK 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/ibm-jdk-bin-1.4.2.11"

 

All IBM JRE 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/ibm-jre-bin-1.5.0.7"

 

All IBM JRE 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/ibm-jre-bin-1.4.2.11"

 

References

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[ 1 ] GLSA 200804-20

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml

 

Concerns?

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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 ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

http://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2008 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/2.5