TITLE:
Java Plugin and Web Start Version Specification Security
Issue
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21570
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.c
om/advisories/21570/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass
WHERE:
From remote
SOFTWARE:
Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x
http://secunia.com/p
roduct/4228/
Sun Java JRE 1.4.x
http://secunia.com/pr
oduct/784/
Sun Java JRE 1.3.x
http://secunia.com/pro
duct/87/
Sun Java JDK 1.5.x
http://secunia.com/p
roduct/4621/
Java Web Start 1.x
http://secunia.com/p
roduct/1005/
DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in Sun Java Plugin and
Sun
Java
Web Start, which can be exploited by malicious people to
bypass
certain security restrictions.
The security issue is caused by an error that allows applets
and
applications to run with a version of the JRE that it is not
specified to run with (e.g. that does not have the latest
security
fixes).
The security issue affects:
* Java Plug-in included with J2SE 5.0 Update 5 and earlier,
1.4.x,
1.3.1, and 1.3.0_02 and later.
* Java Web Start included with J2SE 5.0 Update 5 and
earlier,
and
1.4.2.
* Java Web Start 1.2, 1.0.2, 1.0.1, and 1.0.
SOLUTION:
Updated to a fixed version.
-- Java Plug-in --
Windows:
Update to Java Plug-in 5.0 Update 6 or later.
Linux/Solaris:
The vendor recommends using the latest JRE releases and to
remove all
symbolic links to earlier versions of Java Plug-in from the
browser
"plugins" directory.
-- Java Web Start --
Update to Web Start 5.0 Update 6 or later.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?asse
tkey=1-26-102557-1
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