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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54759
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-38 (Java)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200411-38.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200411-38.

Vulnerability Insight:
The Java plug-in security in Sun and Blackdown Java environments can be
bypassed to access arbitrary packages, allowing untrusted Java applets to
perform unrestricted actions on the host system.

Solution:
All Sun JDK users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.06'

All Sun JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.06'

All Blackdown JDK users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01'

All Blackdown JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/blackdown-jre-1.4.2.01'

Note: You should unmerge all vulnerable versions to be fully protected.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1029
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Feb/msg00000.html
BugTraq ID: 12317
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12317
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#760344
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/760344
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=158&type=vulnerabilities
http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/javaplugin.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5674
http://secunia.com/advisories/13271
http://secunia.com/advisories/29035
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/61
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101523-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57591-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0599
XForce ISS Database: sdk-jre-applet-restriction-bypass(18188)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18188
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