Category
Security
Release Phase
Resolved
ProductJava 2 Platform, Standard Edition
Bug Id
6332750, 6378197
Date of Resolved Release19-DEC-2006
Impact
Two vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment may independently allow an untrusted applet to access data in other applets.
Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Tom Hawtin, for bringing these issues to our attention.
Contributing Factors
The first issue can occur in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 5 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_10 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier
The second issue can occur in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 6 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier
To determine the default version of the JRE on a system for Solaris and Linux, the following command can be run:
% java -version
Note: The above command only determines the default version. Other versions may also be installed on the system.
To determine the default version of the JRE on a system for Windows:
- Click "Start"
- Select "Run"
- Type "cmd" (starts a command-line)
- At the prompt, type "java -version"
Note: The above command only determines the default version. Other versions may also be installed on the system.
Symptoms
There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described issues have been exploited.
Workaround
There is no workaround.
Resolution
The first issue is addressed in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 6 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_11 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_19 or later
The second issue is addressed in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 7 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 or later
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_19 or later
JRE 5.0 Update 6 for Solaris was also delivered in the following patches:
- J2SE 5.0: update 6 (as delivered in patch 118666-05)
- J2SE 5.0: update 6 (as delivered in patch 118667-05 (64bit))
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 6 (as delivered in patch 118668-05)
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 6 (as delivered in patch 118669-05 (64bit))
JRE 5.0 Update 7 for Solaris was also delivered in the following patches:
- J2SE 5.0: update 7 (as delivered in patch 118666-06)
- J2SE 5.0: update 7 (as delivered in patch 118667-06 (64bit))
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 7 (as delivered in patch 118668-06)
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 7 (as delivered in patch 118669-06 (64bit))
The latest releases for J2SE are available for download at:
J2SE 5.0:
J2SE 5.0 Update 9 for Solaris is also available in the following patches:
- J2SE 5.0: update 9 (as delivered in patch 118666-09)
- J2SE 5.0: update 9 (as delivered in patch 118667-09 (64bit))
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 9 (as delivered in patch 118668-09)
- J2SE 5.0_x86: update 9 (as delivered in patch 118669-09 (64bit))
J2SE 1.4.2 is available for download at:
J2SE 1.3.1 is available for download at:
Note: When installing a new version of the product from a source other than a Solaris patch, it is recommended that the old affected versions be removed from your system. For more information, please see the installation notes on the respective java.sun.com download pages.
References
118666-09
118667-09
118668-09
118669-09
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