[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200506-14 ] Sun and Blackdown Java: Applet privilege escalation

[Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200506-14
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Sun and Blackdown Java: Applet privilege escalation
      Date: June 19, 2005
      Bugs: #96092, #96229
        ID: 200506-14

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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
=================

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     Package                 /  Vulnerable  /               Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  dev-java/sun-jdk           < 1.4.2.08                 >= 1.4.2.08
  2  dev-java/sun-jre-bin       < 1.4.2.08                 >= 1.4.2.08
  3  dev-java/blackdown-jdk     < 1.4.2.02                 >= 1.4.2.02
  4  dev-java/blackdown-jre     < 1.4.2.02                 >= 1.4.2.02
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     4 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
===========

Both Sun's and Blackdown's JDK and JRE 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-1.4.2.08"

All Sun JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.08"

All Blackdown JDK users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.02"

All Blackdown JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.02"

Note to SPARC users: There is no stable secure Blackdown Java for the
SPARC architecture. Affected users should remove the package until a
SPARC package is released.

References
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  [ 1 ] Sun Security Alert ID 101749
        http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101749-1
  [ 2 ] Blackdown Java Security Advisory
        http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/security/Blackdown-SA-2005-02.txt

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-14.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 () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 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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