openSUSE Security Update : java-1_6_0-openjdk (openSUSE-SU-2011:0057-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53733

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of java-1_6_0-openjdk improves the return value handling of JNLPSecurityManager. Prior to this update the JNLPSecurityManager silently returns in some cases when a permission was denied.
(CVE-2010-4351) Additionally the java path was fixed to make java work with firefox again.

Solution

Update the affected java-1_6_0-openjdk packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=635365

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664298

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-01/msg00024.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53733

File Name: suse_11_2_java-1_6_0-openjdk-110118.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/5/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_6_0-openjdk, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_6_0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_6_0-openjdk-plugin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_6_0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_6_0-openjdk-src, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_6_0-openjdk-javadoc

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/18/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4351