Solution Type Sun Alert Solution 200392 : Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment Font Parsing Code may Allow an Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges
Previously Published As 103024 Product Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition Bug ID 6376296 Date of Resolved Release 15-AUG-2007 SA Document Body PX7GT4I Internal ID use only. Impact A vulnerability in the font parsing code in the Java Runtime Environment may allow an untrusted applet 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. Sun acknowledges, with thanks, John Heasman of NGSSoftware, for bringing this issue to our attention. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases (for Solaris, Linux, and Windows):
Note: JDK and JRE 6 and SDK and JRE 1.3.1_xx are not affected by this issue. 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 issue has been exploited. Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the Resolution section below. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases (for Solaris, Linux, and Windows):
J2SE 5.0 is available for download at the following link: The latest J2SE 5.0 Update Release for Solaris is also available in the following patches:
J2SE 1.4.2 is available for download at: 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: Attachments This solution has no attachment
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