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                                  CERT-Renater

                       Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN162
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DATE                      : 09/03/2005

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Systems running Sun JDS JRE.

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    Sun(sm) Alert Notification
      * Sun Alert ID: 57741
      * Synopsis:
        JDS
      * Category: Security
      * Product: Sun Java Desktop System (JDS)
      * BugIDs: 6232230
      * Avoidance: Patch, Workaround
      * State: Resolved
      * Date Released: 01-Mar-2005
      * Date Closed: 01-Mar-2005
      * Date Modified:

    1. Impact Certain releases of the Sun Java Desktop System (JDS)
    include versions of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) which contain a
    vulnerability in the Java Plug-in that may allow an untrusted applet
    to escalate privileges.

    This issue is also described in Sun Alert 57591 which can be seen at
    [2]http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57591-1.

    2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following
    releases:

    Linux Platform

      * Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2003 without the updated RPMs patch
        118751-01
      * Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2 without the updated RPMs
        patch 118752-01

    Note: This issue only occurs with JDS JRE version j2re-1.4.2_02 or
    earlier.

    To determine the release of JDS for Linux installed on a system, the
    following command can be run:

     % cat /etc/sun-release
     Sun Java Desktop System, Release 2 -build 10b (GA)
     Assembled 30 March 2004


    To determine the version of the JDS JRE, the following command can be
    run:

     % rpm -qf /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin/java
     j2re-1.4.2_02


    Or:

     % java -fullversion
     java full version "1.4.2_02"


    3. Symptoms There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the
    described issue has been exploited.

    Solution Summary [3]Top

    4. Relief/Workaround To work around the described issue, JavaScript
    may be temporarily disabled in the browser.

    5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases:

    Linux Platform

      * Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) 2003 with the updated RPMs patch
        118751-01
      * Sun Java Desktop System (JDS) Release 2 with the updated RPMs
        patch 118752-01

    To download and install the updated RPMs from the update servers,
    select the following sequence from the "launch" menu:

     Launch >> Applications >> System Tools >> Online Update

    For more information on obtaining updates see:

      * [4]http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.html#5q5
      * [5]http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.html#5q7

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    or may not impact your system(s). Sun makes no representations,
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References

    1. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57741-1#top
    2. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57591-1
    3. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57741-1#top
    4. http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.html#5q5
    5. http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/faq.html#5q7

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