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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0128 -- [Win][Linux][Solaris]
Two Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment May Independently Allow
an Untrusted Application or Applet to Elevate Privileges
8 February 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition JDK and JRE 6
Update 1 and prior
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition JDK and JRE 5.0
Update 13 and prior
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Windows
Linux variants
Solaris
Impact: Increased Privileges
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2008-0628
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231261-1
Revision History: February 8 2008: Added CVE
February 7 2008: Initial Release
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Document Audience: PUBLIC
Document ID: 231261
Title: Two Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment May
Independently Allow an Untrusted Application or Applet to Elevate
Privileges
Copyright Notice: Copyright © 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights
Reserved
Update Date: Tue Feb 05 00:00:00 MST 2008
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Solution Type Sun Alert
Solution 231261 : Two Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime
Environment May Independently Allow an Untrusted Application or Applet
to Elevate Privileges
Related Categories
* Home>Content>Sun Alert Criteria Categories>Security
* Home>Content>Sun Alert Release Phase>Resolved
Bug ID
6529590, 6529591
Product
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Date of Resolved Release
05-FEB-2008
SA Document Body
Two Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment May Independently Allow an
Untrusted Application or Applet to Elevate Privileges (see details below)
1. Impact
Two vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment may independently
allow an untrusted application or applet that is downloaded from a
website to elevate its privileges. For example, the application or
applet may grant itself permissions to read and write local files or
execute local applications that are accessible to the user running the
untrusted application or applet.
2. Contributing Factors
These issues can occur in the following releases (for Windows,
Solaris, and Linux):
* JDK and JRE 6 Update 1 and earlier
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 13 and earlier
Note: SDK and JRE 1.4.x and earlier are not affected by these issues.
To determine the default version of the JRE that Internet Explorer
uses:
1. Click "Tools" in the Menu Bar at the top of the browser
2. Select "Sun Java Console"
3. The first two lines in the console displays the version of Java
Plug-in and JRE that Internet Explorer uses
To determine the default version of the JRE that Mozilla or Firefox
browsers use, visit the URL "about:plugins".
The browser will display a page called "Installed plug-ins" which
lists the version of the Java Plug-in, as in the following example:
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_11-b03
The example above indicates that the version of the JRE the browser
uses is 1.5.0_11.
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described
issues have been exploited.
4. Relief/Workaround
There is no workaround for these issues. Please see the Resolution
section below.
4. Resolution
These issues are addressed in the following releases (for Windows,
Solaris, and Linux):
* JDK and JRE 6 Update 2 or later
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 14 or later
and as the following patches for Solaris:
For Java SE 6:
* Java SE 6 update 2 (as patch 125136-02 or later)
* Java SE 6 update 2 (as patch 125137-02 or later (64bit))
* Java SE 6_x86 update 2 (as patch 125138-02 or later)
* Java SE 6_x86 update 2 (as patch 125139-02 or later (64bit))
For J2SE 5.0:
* J2SE 5.0 update 14 (as patch 118666-15 or later)
* J2SE 5.0 update 14 (as patch 118667-15 or later (64bit))
* J2SE 5.0_x86 update 14 (as patch 118668-15 or later)
* J2SE 5.0_x86 update 14 (as patch 118669-15 or later (64bit))
JDK and JRE 6 is available for download at the following link:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
JRE 6 updates are available through the Java Update tool for
Microsoft Windows users.
JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 14 is available for download at the following
link:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp
Note: When installing a new version of the product from a source other
than a Solaris patch, it is recommended that the old affected versions
be removed from your system. To remove old affected versions on the
Windows platform, please see:
http://java.com/en/download/help/uninstall_java.xml
For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Sun InfoDoc
91209.
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