[CLA-2004:900] Conectiva Security Announcement - sun-jre

[Conectiva Updates]

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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : sun-jre
SUMMARY : Java plugin vulnerability
DATE : 2004-11-26 18:31:00
ID : CLA-2004:900
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 10

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DESCRIPTION
The sun-jre and related packages have Sun's Java[1] implementation,
including plugins for internet browsers.

Jouko Pynnonen reported[2], through iDEFENSE, a vulnerability[3] in
the plugin mechanism which allows remote attackers to bypass the Java
sandbox through the use of javascript.


SOLUTION
It is recommended that all java users upgrade their packages.

IMPORTANT: it is necessary to restart the internet browser after the
upgrade if it was already running during the upgrade.

Note: the sun-java2-javasrc and sun-java2-demo packages, present in
our unsupported "extras" repository, have also been updated.


REFERENCES
1.http://www.javasoft.com
2.http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=158&type=vulnerabilities
3.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1029


UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/sun-java2-1.4.2_06-56946U10_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/sun-java2-1.4.2_06-56946U10_1cl.i586.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/sun-jre-1.4.2_06-56946U10_1cl.i586.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/sun-jre-java-odbc-1.4.2_06-56946U10_1cl.i586.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/sun-jre-java-plugin-1.4.2_06-56946U10_1cl.i586.rpm


ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:

- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade

Detailed instructions regarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en

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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en

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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en

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Copyright (c) 2004 Conectiva Inc.
http://www.conectiva.com

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