---------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a tax break on purchases of Secunia Solutions! If you are a U.S. company, you may be qualified for a tax break for your software purchases. Learn more at: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/section_179/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Fedora update for java-1.6.0-openjdk SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA43350 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/43350/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43350 RELEASE DATE: 2011-03-06 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/43350/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/43350/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=43350 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: Fedora has issued an update for java-1.6.0-openjdk. This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security restrictions, and compromise a vulnerable system. For more information: SA43262 1) An error within the "JNLPClassLoader" class when handling multiple signers can be exploited cause the class to assign an inappropriate security descriptor. SOLUTION: Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update java-1.6.0-openjdk"). ORIGINAL ADVISORY: FEDORA-2011-1631: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054115.html FEDORA-2011-1645: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/054134.html OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------