Ubuntu Security Notice 1079-1 - Multiple openjdk-6 vulnerabilities have been addressed. It was discovered that untrusted Java applets could create domain name resolution cache entries, allowing an attacker to manipulate name resolution within the JVM. It was discovered that the Java launcher did not did not properly setup the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program. It was discovered that within the Swing library, forged timer events could allow bypass of SecurityManager checks. Konstantin PreiBer and others discovered that specific double literals were improperly handled, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the JNLPClassLoader class when handling multiple signatures allowed remote attackers to gain privileges due to the assignment of an inappropriate security descriptor. Various other issues were also addressed.
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