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Sun Java JRE Applet Security Bypass
Secunia Advisory:	SA23398	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-12-20
Last Update:	2006-12-27
Popularity:	13,117 views

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

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-6736 CVE-2006-6737

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 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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