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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Slackware Local Security Checks >> SSA-2005-170-01 java (jre, j2sdk) Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SSA-2005-170-01 java (jre, j2sdk) Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Sun has released a couple of security advisories pertaining to both the Java Runtime Environment and the Standard Edition Development Kit. These could permit applets to read or write to local files. For more details, Sun's advisories may be found here: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101749-1 Slackware repackage's Sun's Java(TM) binaries without changing them, so the packages from Slackware -current should be used for all glibc based Slackware versions. Here are the details from the Slackware -current ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ Sun Jun 19 21:45:07 PDT 2005 l/jre-1_5_0_03-i586-1.tgz: This already-issued package fixes some recently announced security issues that could permit applets to read or write to local files. See: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101749-1 (* Security fix *) extra/j2sdk-1.5.0_03/j2sdk-1_5_0_03-i586-1.tgz: Fixed the slack-desc to not include the release version to prevent future mishaps. :-) This already-issued package fixes some recently announced security issues that could permit applets to read or write to local files. See: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101748-1 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101749-1 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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