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Gentoo blackdown-jdk and blackdown-jre Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25404
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Release Date:
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2007-05-28
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Popularity:
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4,370 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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 Workaround
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6731
CVE-2006-6736
CVE-2006-6737
CVE-2006-6745
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Description:
Gentoo has acknowledged some vulnerabilities in blackdown-jdk and blackdown-jre, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA23398
SA23445
Solution:
The vendor recommends re-emerging "dev-java/blackdown-jdk" and "dev-java/blackdown-jre" without the "nsplugin" USE flag.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200705-20.xml
Other References:
SA23398:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23398/
SA23445:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23445/
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