security advisoryremote attackjava update Important: j2sdk-1.4.2 / jdk-1.5.0 security update. Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:19:32 -0600 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA for jdk (java) on SL3.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." Synopsis: Important: j2sdk-1.4.2 / jdk-1.5.0 security update Issue date: 2008-01-14 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 NOTE: This combination of rpm's replaces j2sdk-1.4.2 with jdk-1.5.0. So your java will change from version 1.4.2 to 1.5.0. We apologize if this causes any problems, but it needed to be done for security reasons. 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 toservices 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) SL 3.0.x SRPMS: java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.src.rpm java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1.sl.jpp.src.rpm i386: java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.i586.rpm java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1.sl.jpp.noarch.rpm jdk-1.5.0_14-fcs.i586.rpm x86_64: java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.i586.rpm java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1.sl.jpp.noarch.rpm jdk-1.5.0_14-fcs.i586.rpm SL 4.x SRPMS: java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.src.rpm java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1.sl4.jpp.src.rpm i386: java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.i586.rpm java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1.sl4.jpp.noarch.rpm jdk-1.5.0_14-fcs.i586.rpm x86_64: java-1.4.2-sun-compat-1.4.2.90-1jpp.i586.rpm java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.14-1.sl4.jpp.noarch.rpm jdk-1.5.0_14-fcs.i586.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson . Crucial patch released for JDK on Scientific Linux that mitigates numerous severe vulnerabilities and potential remote exploitation threats.. Java Update, Security Advisory, Scientific Linux, JDK Vulnerability, Remote Attack. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 14, 2008 •Critical Scientific Linux 
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