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GLSA-200702-07 : Sun JDK/JRE: Execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 24368

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200702-07 (Sun JDK/JRE: Execution of arbitrary code)

 A anonymous researcher discovered that an error in the handling of a GIF image with a zero width field block leads to a memory corruption flaw.
 Impact :

 An attacker could entice a user to run a specially crafted Java applet or application that would load a crafted GIF image, which could result in escalation of privileges and unauthorized access to system resources.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Sun Java Development Kit 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.5.0.10' All Sun Java Development Kit 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '=dev-java/sun-jdk-1.4.2*' All Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.5.0.10' All Sun Java Runtime Environment 1.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '=dev-java/sun-jre-bin-1.4.2*'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200702-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 24368

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200702-07.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Published: 2/18/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sun-jdk, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sun-jre-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-0243

BID: 22085

CWE: 119

GLSA: 200702-07