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Gentoo GLSA 200705-23 Normal: Memory Corruption in Sun JDK/JRE

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Calendar Grey May 31, 2007
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Various security flaws in Sun JDK/JRE might enable unauthorized code execution. It is advisable to perform updates to address these vulnerabilities.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE).

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200705-23 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: May 31, 2007 Bugs: #176675, #178851 ID: 200705-23

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
Background ========= The Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) provide the Sun Java platform.
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