Security update for java-1_5_0-ibm

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(Last modified: 15NOV2007)

solutions Security update for java-1_5_0-ibm SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (0c36b6416afc3868b8b1b9012955e323)

Applies to

Package: java-1_5_0-ibm
java-1_5_0-ibm-alsa
java-1_5_0-ibm-demo
java-1_5_0-ibm-devel
java-1_5_0-ibm-fonts
java-1_5_0-ibm-jdbc
java-1_5_0-ibm-plugin
java-1_5_0-ibm-src
Product(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IBM POWER
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Zypp-Patch-Number: 4687
Release: 20071115
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using the IBM Java JRE/SDK should install this patch.

Contraindications

None.

Description

The IBM Java JRE and SDK have been brought to release 1.5.0 SR6, containing several bugfixes, including fixes for the following security issues:

A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with applet caching may allow an untrusted applet that is downloaded from a malicious website to make network connections to network services on machines other than the one that the applet was downloaded from. This may allow network resources (such as web pages) and vulnerabilities (that exist on these network services) which are not otherwise normally accessible to be accessed or exploited. (CVE-2007-5232)
A vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) may allow malicious Javascript code that is downloaded by a browser from a malicious website to make network connections, through Java APIs, to network services on machines other than the one that the Javascript code was downloaded from. This may allow network resources (such as web pages) and vulnerabilities (that exist on these network services) which are not otherwise normally accessible to be accessed or exploited. (CVE-2007-5274)
A second vulnerability in the JRE may allow an untrusted applet that is downloaded from a malicious website through a web proxy to make network connections to network services on machines other than the one that the applet was downloaded from. This may allow network resources (such as web pages) and vulnerabilities (that exist on these network services) which are not otherwise normally accessible to be accessed or exploited. (CVE-2007-5273)
An untrusted Java Web Start application may write arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2007-5236)
Three separate vulnerabilities may allow an untrusted Java Web Start application to determine the location of the Java Web Start cache. (CVE-2007-5238)
n untrusted Java Web Start application or Java applet may move or copy arbitrary files by requesting the user of the application or applet to drag and drop a file from the Java Web Start application or Java applet window. (CVE-2007-5239)
An untrusted applet may display an over-sized window so that the applet warning banner is not visible to the user running the untrusted applet. (CVE-2007-5240)
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. (CVE-2007-4381)
he Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) that is included in various releases of the Java Runtime Environment does not correctly process SSL/TLS handshake requests. This vulnerability may be exploited to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition to the system as a whole on a server that listens for SSL/TLS connections using JSSE for SSL/TLS support. (CVE-2007-3698)

For more information refer to http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
Additionally, a concurrency bug has been fixed (Novell Bug 330713).

Installation notes

This update is provided as RPM packages that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:

rpm -Fvh java-1_5_0-ibm.rpm java-1_5_0-ibm-alsa.rpm java-1_5_0-ibm-demo.rpm java-1_5_0-ibm-devel.rpm java-1_5_0-ibm-fonts.rpm java-1_5_0-ibm-jdbc.rpm java-1_5_0-ibm-plugin.rpm java-1_5_0-ibm-src.rpm

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