Solution Type Sun Alert Solution 200856 : Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment Image Parsing Code May Allow a Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges
Previously Published As 102934 Product Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition Bug ID 6483556, 6483560 Date of Workaround Release 31-MAY-2007 Date of Resolved Release 29-JUN-2007 SA Document Body 449EKJS Internal ID use only. Impact A buffer overflow vulnerability in the image parsing code in the Java Runtime Environment may allow an untrusted applet or application to elevate its privileges. For example, an applet may grant itself permissions to read and write local files or execute local applications that are accessible to the user running the untrusted applet. A second vulnerability may allow an untrusted applet or application to cause the Java Virtual Machine to hang. Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Chris Evans of the Google Security Team, for bringing these issues to our attention. These issues are also referenced in the following documents: CVE-2007-2788 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2788 CVE-2007-2789 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2789 Contributing Factors These issues can occur in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux): First vulnerability:
Second vulnerability:
To determine the default version of the JRE on a system for Solaris and Linux, the following command can be run: % java -version Note: The above command only determines the default version. Other versions may also be installed on the system. To determine the default version of the JRE on a system for Windows:
Note: The above command only determines the default version. Other versions may also be installed on the system. Symptoms There are no reliable symptoms that would show the described issues have been exploited. Workaround There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. Resolution The first issue is addressed in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
and also addressed in the following release (for Solaris 8 and Windows):
The second issue is addressed in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
Java SE 6 Update 1 is available for download at the following link: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp Java SE 6 Update 1 for Solaris is available in the following patches:
J2SE 5.0 is available for download at the following link: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp J2SE 5.0 Update 11 for Solaris is available in the following patches:
SDK and JRE 1.4.2_15 is available for download at: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html SDK and JRE 1.3.1 for Solaris 8 is available for download at: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html Note 1: 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 2: 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. For more information, please see the installation notes on the respective java.sun.com download pages. Modification History YVTB1J8 Internal ID use only. Date: 29-JUN-2007
Date: 10-JUL-2007
Date: 22-OCT-2007
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