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Gentoo: GLSA-200911-02 Normal: Sun JDK/JRE Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey November 17, 2009
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Critical flaws in Sun JDK/JRE highlight risks of potential remote code execution. Key update details provided.
Multiple vulnerabilites in the Sun JDK and JRE allow for several attacks, including the remote execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200911-02 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilites Date: November 17, 2009 Bugs: #182824, #231337, #250012, #263810, #280409, #291817 ID: 200911-02

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilites in the Sun JDK and JRE allow for several attacks, including the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= The Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) provide the Sun Java platform.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sun-jre-bin 1.6.0.17 *= 1.5.0.22 = 1.6.0.17 2 su...

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