Debian DSA-3316-1 Critical: OpenJDK Security Risks and DoS
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July 25, 2015
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Oracle Java platform, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code, breakouts of the Java sandbox,...
Summary
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an
implementation of the Oracle Java platform, resulting in the execution
of arbitrary code, breakouts of the Java sandbox, information disclosure,
denial of service or insecure cryptography.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 7u79-2.5.6-1~deb7u1.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 7u79-2.5.6-1~deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 7u79-2.5.6-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your openjdk-7 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: openjdk-7
CVE ID: CVE-2014-8873 CVE-2015-0460 CVE-2015-0469 CVE-2015-0470
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