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Sun Java JRE Applet Security Bypass

Secunia Advisory:	SA23398
Release Date:	2006-12-20
Last Update:	2006-12-27

Critical:	Moderately critical
Impact:	Security Bypass
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

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

CVE reference:	CVE-2006-6736 (Secunia mirror) CVE-2006-6737 (Secunia mirror)

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Description: Two vulnerabilities have been reported in Sun Java JRE (Java Runtime Environment), which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. The vulnerabilities are caused due to unspecified errors in the Java Runtime Environment and may allow a malicious, untrusted applet to access data in other applets. The vulnerabilities are reported in the following versions: * JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 6 and prior * SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and prior * SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and prior Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector. Solution: Update to fixed versions. JDK and JRE 5.0: Update to JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 7 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 Tom Hawtin. Changelog: 2006-12-27: Added CVE reference. Original Advisory: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102732-1



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