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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1755-1: OpenJDK 6 Crash Risk & Code Execution

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OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1755-1
March 05, 2013

openjdk-6 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- openjdk-6: Open Source Java implementation

Details:

It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly validate certain types
of images. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause OpenJDK to crash.
(CVE-2013-0809)

It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly check return values when
performing color conversion for images. If a user were tricked into
opening a crafted image with OpenJDK, such as with the Java plugin, a
remote attacker could cause OpenJDK to crash or execute arbitrary code
outside of the Java sandbox with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2013-1493)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1
  icedtea-6-jre-jamvm             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  icedtea-6-jre-cacao             6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre                   6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-headless          6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-lib               6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1
  openjdk-6-jre-zero              6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart any applications using
OpenJDK, such as your browser, to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1755-1
  CVE-2013-0809, CVE-2013-1493

Package Information:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1




Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1755-1: OpenJDK 6 Crash Risk & Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 6, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Recent findings reveal that OpenJDK on Ubuntu has vulnerabilities that may cause system crashes or permit unauthorized code execution. Immediate updates are advised
OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 Ubuntu 11.10: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 icedtea-6-jre-jamvm 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: icedtea-6-jre-cacao 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 openjdk-6-jre-zero 6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications using OpenJDK, such as your browser, to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1755-1

CVE-2013-0809, CVE-2013-1493

Severity
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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1755-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~12.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-6/6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1

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