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Secunia Advisory: SA32991
Release Date: 2008-12-04
Last Update: 2008-12-12
Popularity: 49,236 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Java Web Start 1.x
Java Web Start 5.x
Java Web Start 6.x
Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
Sun Java JDK 1.6.x
Sun Java JRE 1.3.x
Sun Java JRE 1.4.x
Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
Sun Java JRE 1.6.x / 6.x
Sun Java SDK 1.3.x
Sun Java SDK 1.4.x

Binary Analysis: BA624 :: Available for 1 Credit
BA622 :: Available for 1 Credit
BA623 :: Available for 1 Credit

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Update to a fixed version.

JDK and JRE 6 Update 11:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 17:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index_jdk5.jsp

SDK and JRE 1.4.2_19:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html

SDK and JRE 1.3.1_24 (for customers with Solaris 8 and Vintage Support Offering support contracts):
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
2) An anonymous researcher working with ZDI
3, 15) "regenrecht" working with iDefense.
4) Sebastian Apelt working with iDefense
5, 6, 7) Peter Csepely working with ZDI
8) Virtual Security Research
9) The vendor credits Billy Rios of Microsoft and Nate Mcfeters of Ernst and Young.
10) The vendor credits Peter Csepely working with ZDI and John Heasman of NGSSoftware.
12) The vendor credits Francisco Amato.
13) Stefan Middendorf
14) The vendor credits Sami Koivu.
17) The vendor credits Henri Torgemane and Sami Koivu.
19) The vendor credits Jan Grant of Bristol University.
20) The vendor credits Adam Gowdiak.
21) The vendor credits University of Oulu.
23) Sean Larsson, iDefense Labs

Changelog:
2008-12-05: Added vulnerability #23 to the advisory. Updated "Description" section with additional vulnerability details. Added reporter links to the "Original Advisory" section and updated credits.
2008-12-08: Added CVE references.
2008-12-12: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
Sun:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-244986-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-244987-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-244988-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-244989-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-244990-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-244991-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-244992-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-245246-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246266-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246286-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246346-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246366-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246386-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-246387-1

Virtual Security Research:
http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2008/JWS-props.txt

Stefan Middendorf:
http://www.ximido.de/research/advisories/SM_Java-BO_200811.txt

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-080
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-081

iDefense:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=757
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=758
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=759
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=760

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