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Sun Java JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23445
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Release Date:
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2006-12-20
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Last Update:
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2007-01-10
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Popularity:
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20,215 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
Sun Java JRE 1.3.x
Sun Java JRE 1.4.x
Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
Sun Java SDK 1.3.x
Sun Java SDK 1.4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6745
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
1) Two errors exist in the Java Runtime Environment, which can be exploited by malicious, untrusted applets to read and write local files, or to execute local applications.
2) Two errors related to serialisation exist in the Java Runtime Environment, which can be exploited by a malicious, untrusted applet to elevate its privileges.
The following releases are affected:
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 7 and prior
* SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and prior
* SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and prior (not affected by vulnerability #2)
Solution:
Update to fixed versions:
JDK and JRE 5.0:
Update to JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 or later.
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp
SDK and JRE 1.4.x:
Update to SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 or later.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
SDK and JRE 1.3.x:
Update to SDK and JRE 1.3.1_19 or later.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits:
#1) Chris Evans
#2) Tom Hawtin
Changelog:
2007-01-09: Added CVE reference.
2007-01-10: Added US-CERT references.
Original Advisory:
Sun:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102729-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102731-1
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-008.txt
Other References:
US-CERT VU#102289:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/102289
US-CERT VU#149457:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149457
US-CERT VU#939609:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/939609
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