SuSE9 Security Update : IBM Java2 JRE and SDK (YOU Patch Number 12313)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 41258

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

IBM Java 1.4.2 SR12 fixes the following security problems :

- Security vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment may allow an untrusted applet that is loaded from a remote system to circumvent network access restrictions and establish socket connections to certain services running on the local host, as if it were loaded from the system that the applet is running on. This may allow the untrusted remote applet the ability to exploit any security vulnerabilities existing in the services it has connected to. (CVE-2008-3104)

- A vulnerability in Java Web Start may allow an untrusted Java Web Start application downloaded from a website to create arbitrary files with the permissions of the user running the untrusted Java Web Start application.
(CVE-2008-3112)

- A vulnerability in Java Web Start may allow an untrusted Java Web Start application downloaded from a website to create or delete arbitrary files with the permissions of the user running the untrusted Java Web Start application. (CVE-2008-3113)

- A vulnerability in Java Web Start may allow an untrusted Java Web Start application to determine the location of the Java Web Start cache. (CVE-2008-3114)

Solution

Apply YOU patch number 12313.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3104.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3112.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3113.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3114.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 41258

File Name: suse9_12313.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/27/2008

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3104, CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113, CVE-2008-3114

CWE: 200, 264