GLSA 200503-28: Sun Java: Web Start argument injection

A Sun Java security update is available for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200503-28
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Sun Java: Web Start argument injection vulnerability
Date: March 24, 2005
Bugs: #85804
ID: 200503-28

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Synopsis
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Java Web Start JNLP files can be abused to evade sandbox restriction and execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Sun provides implementations of Java Development Kits (JDK) and Java Runtime Environments (JRE). These implementations provide the Java Web Start technology that can be used for easy client-side deployment of Java applications.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-java/sun-jdk lt; 1.4.2.07 gt;= 1.4.2.07
lt; 1.4.2
2 dev-java/sun-jre-bin lt; 1.4.2.07 gt;= 1.4.2.07
lt; 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 in the way it handles property tags in JNLP files.

Impact
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By enticing a user to open a malicious JNLP file, a remote attacker could pass command line arguments to the Java Virtual machine, which can be used to bypass the Java "sandbox" and to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2.07"

All Sun JRE users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gt;=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2.07"

References
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[ 1 ] Jouko Pynnonen advisory
http://jouko.iki.fi/adv/ws.html
[ 2 ] Sun Microsystems Alert Notification
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57740-1

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200503-28.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Li
nux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0