Debian DSA-2507-1 : openjdk-6 - several vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 59839

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Oracle Java platform.

- CVE-2012-1711 CVE-2012-1719 Multiple errors in the CORBA implementation could lead to breakouts of the Java sandbox.

- CVE-2012-1713 Missing input sanitising in the font manager could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

- CVE-2012-1716 The SynthLookAndFeel Swing class could be abused to break out of the Java sandbox.

- CVE-2012-1717 Several temporary files were created insecurely, resulting in local information disclosure.

- CVE-2012-1718 Certificate revocation lists were incorrectly implemented.

- CVE-2012-1723 CVE-2012-1725 Validation errors in the bytecode verifier of the Hotspot VM could lead to breakouts of the Java sandbox.

- CVE-2012-1724 Missing input sanitising in the XML parser could lead to denial of service through an infinite loop.

Solution

Upgrade the openjdk-6 packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 6b18-1.8.13-0+squeeze2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 59839

File Name: debian_DSA-2507.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2012

Updated: 3/8/2022

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/4/2012

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/24/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Java Applet Field Bytecode Verifier Cache Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1711, CVE-2012-1713, CVE-2012-1716, CVE-2012-1717, CVE-2012-1718, CVE-2012-1719, CVE-2012-1723, CVE-2012-1724, CVE-2012-1725

BID: 53946, 53947, 53949, 53950, 53951, 53952, 53954, 53958, 53960

DSA: 2507

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