gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200411-38.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="200411-38">
  <title>Sun and Blackdown Java: Applet privilege escalation</title>
  <synopsis>
    The Java plug-in security in Sun and Blackdown Java environments can be
    bypassed to access arbitrary packages, allowing untrusted Java applets to
    perform unrestricted actions on the host system.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">Java</product>
  <announced>November 29, 2004</announced>
  <revised>May 31, 2006: 02</revised>
  <bug>72172</bug>
  <bug>72221</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="dev-java/sun-jdk" auto="yes" arch="x86 amd64">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.4.2.06</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.2.06</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="dev-java/sun-jre-bin" auto="yes" arch="x86 amd64">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.4.2.06</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.2.06</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="dev-java/blackdown-jdk" auto="yes" arch="x86 amd64">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.4.2.01</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.2.01</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="dev-java/blackdown-jre" auto="yes" arch="x86 amd64">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.4.2.01</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.2.01</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Sun and Blackdown both provide implementations of Java Development Kits
    (JDK) and Java Runtime Environments (JRE). All these implementations
    provide a Java plug-in that can be used to execute Java applets in a
    restricted environment for web browsers.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    All Java plug-ins are subject to a vulnerability allowing unrestricted
    Java package access.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    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.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    As a workaround you could disable Java applets on your web browser.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All Sun JDK users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.06&quot;</code>
    <p>
    All Sun JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.06&quot;</code>
    <p>
    All Blackdown JDK users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01&quot;</code>
    <p>
    All Blackdown JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose &quot;&gt;=dev-java/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.01&quot;</code>
    <p>
    Note: You should unmerge all vulnerable versions to be fully protected.
    </p>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=158&amp;type=vulnerabilities">iDEFENSE Security Advisory 11.22.04</uri>
    <uri link="http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1029">CAN-2004-1029</uri>
    <uri link="http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/security/Blackdown-SA-2004-01.txt">Blackdown Security Advisory 2004-01</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:46:01 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 26 Nov 2004 21:58:36 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:15:47 +0000">
    koon
  </metadata>
</glsa>