A Security Vulnerability in the Java Plug-in May Allow an Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges |
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Category : | Security |
Release Phase : | Resolved |
Bug Id : | 6608712
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Product : | Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)
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Date of Resolved Release : | 04-Mar-2008
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A Security Vulnerability in the Java Plug-in May Allow an Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges
1. Impact
A security vulnerability in the Java Plug-in may allow an applet that
is
downloaded from a website to bypass the same origin policy and leverage
this flaw to execute local applications that are accessible to the user
running the untrusted applet.
Sun acknowledges with thanks, John Heasman of NGSSoftware for bringing
this issue to our attention.
2. Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris,
and Linux):
- JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 14 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_21 and earlier
To determine the default version of the JRE that Internet Explorer uses:
- Click "Tools" in the Menu Bar at the top of the browser
- Select "Sun Java Console"
The first two lines in the console displays the version of Java Plug-in
and JRE that Internet Explorer uses
To determine the default version of the JRE that Mozilla or
Firefox browsers use, visit the URL "about:plugins". The browser
will display a page called "Installed plug-ins" which lists the version
of the Java Plug-in such as the following:
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.5.0_11-b03
The above indicates the version of the JRE the browser uses
is 1.5.0_11.
3. Symptoms
There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate that the above
issue is being exploited.
4. Workaround
There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution
section
below.
5. Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases (for Windows,
Solaris, and Linux):
- JDK and JRE 6 Update 5 or later
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 15 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_17 or later
This issue is addressed in the following releases (for Windows and
Solaris 8):
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_22 or later
JDK and JRE 6 Update 5 is available for download at the following links:
JRE 6 Update 5 is available through the
Java Update
Tool for Microsoft Windows users.
JDK 6 Update 5 for Solaris is available in the following patches:
- Java SE 6: update 5 (as delivered in patch 125136-07 or later)
- Java SE 6: update 5 (as delivered in patch 125137-07 or later
(64bit))
- Java SE 6_x86: update 5 (as delivered in patch 125138-07 or later)
- Java SE 6_x86: update 5 (as delivered in patch 125139-07 or later
(64bit))
JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 15 is available for download at the following
link:
JDK 5.0 Update 15 for Solaris is available in the following patches:
- J2SE 5.0: update 15 (as delivered in patch 118666-16 or later)
- J2SE 5.0: update 15 (as delivered in patch 118667-16 or later
(64bit))
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 15 (as delivered in patch 118668-16 or later)
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 15 (as delivered in patch 118669-16 or later
(64bit))
SDK and JRE 1.4.2 is available for download at:
SDK and JRE 1.3.1 for Solaris 8 is available for download at:
SDK and JRE 1.3.1 has completed the Sun End of Life (EOL) process and
is only supported for customers with Solaris 8 and "Vintage Support
Offering" support contracts (see
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html).
Sun strongly recommends that users upgrade to the latest releases.
Note: When installing a new
version of the product from a source other than a Solaris patch, it is
recommended that the old affected versions be removed from your system.
To remove old affected versions on the Windows platform, please see:
For more information
on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical
Instruction
ID 213557.
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