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Gentoo: GLSA-200702-07 Normal: Sun JDK/JRE Memory Corruption Risk

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Calendar Grey February 17, 2007
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Linux Security Alert regarding a memory vulnerability in Sun JDK/JRE that facilitates remote code execution. Immediate upgrade suggested.
Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contain a memory corruption flaw that allows the applets to gain elevated privileges potentially leading to the ex...

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200702-07 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Sun JDK/JRE: Execution of arbitrary code Date: February 17, 2007 Bugs: #162511 ID: 200702-07

Synopsis ======= Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contain a memory corruption flaw that allows the applets to gain elevated privileges potentially leading to the execute of arbitrary code.
Background ========= The Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) provide the Sun Java platform.
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