Date:         Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:30:15 -0600
Reply-To:     Troy Dawson 
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Troy Dawson 
Subject:      Security ERRATA for jdk (java) on SL5.x i386/x86_64
Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov"
          

Synopsis:	Important: jdk-1.5.0 security update
Issue date:	2007-11-28
CVE Names:	CVE-2007-5232 CVE-2007-5238 CVE-2007-5239
                 CVE-2007-5240 CVE-2007-5273 CVE-2007-5274
		CVE-2007-3503 CVE-2007-3655 CVE-2007-3698
		CVE-2007-3922

A flaw in the applet caching mechanism of the Java Runtime Environment
(JRE) did not correctly process the creation of network connections. A
remote attacker could use this flaw to create connections to
services on machines other than the one that the applet was downloaded
from. (CVE-2007-5232)

Multiple vulnerabilities existed in Java Web Start allowing an untrusted
application to determine the location of the Java Web Start cache.
(CVE-2007-5238)

Untrusted Java Web Start Applications or Java Applets were able to drag and
drop a file to a Desktop Application. A user-assisted remote attacker could
use this flaw to move or copy arbitrary files. (CVE-2007-5239)

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allowed untrusted Java Applets or
applications to display oversized Windows. This could be used by remote
attackers to hide security warning banners. (CVE-2007-5240)

Unsigned Java Applets communicating via a HTTP proxy could allow a remote
attacker to violate the Java security model. A cached, malicious Applet
could create network connections to services on other machines.
(CVE-2007-5273)

Unsigned Applets loaded with Mozilla Firefox or Opera browsers allowed
remote attackers to violate the Java security model. A cached, malicious
Applet could create network connections to services on other machines.
(CVE-2007-5274)
The Javadoc tool was able to generate HTML documentation pages that
contained cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.  A remote attacker
could use this to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2007-3503)

The Java Web Start URL parsing component contained a buffer overflow
vulnerability within the parsing code for JNLP files. A remote attacker
could create a malicious JNLP file that could trigger this flaw and execute
arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2007-3655)

The JSSE component did not correctly process SSL/TLS handshake requests. A
remote attacker who is able to connect to a JSSE-based service could
trigger this flaw leading to a denial-of-service. (CVE-2007-3698)

A flaw was found in the applet class loader. An untrusted applet could use
this flaw to circumvent network access restrictions, possibly connecting to
services hosted on the machine that executed the applet. (CVE-2007-3922)

NOTE: These packages have been tested to not remove newer jdks (such as 1.6 or 1.7)

SL 5.x

    SRPMS:
java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1jpp.src.rpm
    i386:
java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1jpp.noarch.rpm
jdk-1.5.0_14-fcs.i586.rpm
    x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1jpp.noarch.rpm
jdk-1.5.0_14-fcs.i586.rpm
jdk-1.5.0_14-fcs.x86_64.rpm


-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson