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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-28 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Sun Java: Web Start argument injection vulnerability |
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Date: March 24, 2005 |
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Bugs: #85804 |
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ID: 200503-28 |
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Synopsis |
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Java Web Start JNLP files can be abused to evade sandbox restriction |
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and execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Sun provides implementations of Java Development Kits (JDK) and Java |
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Runtime Environments (JRE). These implementations provide the Java Web |
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Start technology that can be used for easy client-side deployment of |
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Java applications. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-java/sun-jdk < 1.4.2.07 >= 1.4.2.07 |
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< 1.4.2 |
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2 dev-java/sun-jre-bin < 1.4.2.07 >= 1.4.2.07 |
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< 1.4.2 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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Jouko Pynnonen discovered that Java Web Start contains a vulnerability |
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in the way it handles property tags in JNLP files. |
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Impact |
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By enticing a user to open a malicious JNLP file, a remote attacker |
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could pass command line arguments to the Java Virtual machine, which |
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can be used to bypass the Java "sandbox" and to execute arbitrary code |
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with the permissions of the user running the application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Sun JDK users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.07" |
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All Sun JRE users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.07" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Jouko Pynnonen advisory |
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http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/ws.html |
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[ 2 ] Sun Microsystems Alert Notification |
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57740-1 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-28.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |