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Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1001277.1.
Article ID : 1001277.1
Article Type : Sun Alerts (SURE)
Last reviewed : 2006-11-13
Audience : PUBLIC
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A Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment Swing Library may Allow an Untrusted Applet to Access Data in Other Applets

Category
Security

Release Phase
Resolved

Product
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition

Bug Id
6378707

Date of Resolved Release
14-NOV-2006

Impact

A security vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment Swing library may allow an untrusted applet to access data in other applets.

Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Tom Hawtin, for bringing this issue to our attention.


Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases (for Solaris, Linux and Windows platforms):

  • JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 7 and earlier

Note: SDK and JRE 1.4.2_xx and earlier and 1.3.1_xx and earlier are not affected by this issue.

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:

  1. Click "Start"
  2. Select "Run"
  3. Type "cmd" (starts a command-line)
  4. 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 issue has been exploited.


Workaround

There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below.


Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

  • JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 and later (for Solaris, Linux and Windows)

J2SE 5.0 is available for download at the following links:

J2SE 5.0 Update 9 for Solaris is 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))

Note: It is recommended that 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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