__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN Security Vulnerability with Java Plug-in in JRE/SDK [Sun Alert ID: 57591] November 23, 2004 18:00 GMT Number P-040 [REVISED 02 Dec 2004] [REVISED 03 Dec 2004] [REVISED 06 Jan 2005] [REVISED 07 Jan 2005] [REVISED 28 Feb 2005] [REVISED 31 Aug 2005] [REVISED 06 Oct 2005] ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: A vulnerability in the Java Plug-in. PLATFORM: Solaris Windows Linux SDK and JRE 1.4.2_05 and earlier, all 1.4.1 and 1.4.0 releases, and 1.3.1_12 and earlier. HP-UX B.11.00, B.11.11, B.11.22, B.11.23 Symantec Gateway Security 5400 Series v.2.0.1 and v.2.0 Symantec Enterprise Firewall v8.0 Releases prior to Java 1.4.2 on Mac OS X Java Web Start on Java 5.0.0 release only on HP-UX DAMAGE: May allow an untrusted applet to escalate privileges, including reading and writing files with the privileges of the user running the applet. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is MEDIUM. A malicious attacker can compromise a ASSESSMENT: user's system. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-040.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: Sun Alert ID: 57591 http://www.sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey= 1-26-57591-1&searchclause=%22category:security%22%20%22 availability,%20security%22 ADDITIONAL LINKS: Visit your HP Subscription Service for: HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX0100 / SSRT4871 HP Security Bulletin HPSBUX01214 / SSRT051003 rev.1 Symantec Security Response SYM05-001 http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/ Content/2005.01.04.html Apple Security Update 2005-002 http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300980 CVE/CAN: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CAN-2004-1029 ______________________________________________________________________________ REVISION HISTORY: 12/02/04 - Sun Microsystems added links to J2SE new releases available for download. See the Resolution section of their Document ID 57591. 12/03/04 - added link to HP bulletin for their fix releases. 01/06/05 - added link to Symantec bulletin for their hotfix. 01/07/05 - updated Sun Alert ID: 57591 to include an additional Note in the Resolutions section. 02/28/05 - added a link to Apple Security Update 2005-002 for releases prior to Java 1.4.2 on Mac OS X. 08/31/05 - added a link to Hewlett-Packard HPSBUX01214 SSRT051003 rev.0 for Java Web Start on Java 5.0.0 release only. 10/06/05 - added reference to HP's update to HPSBUX01214/ SSRT051003 (rev. 1) that provides 'clarified revision' information. [***** Start Sun Alert ID: 57591 *****] Document ID: 57591 Title: Document ID 57591 Synopsis: Security Vulnerability With Java Plug-in in JRE/SDK Update Date: 2005-01-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Top Sun(sm) Alert Notification Sun Alert ID: 57591 Synopsis: Security Vulnerability With Java Plug-in in JRE/SDK Category: Security Product: Java JRE/SDK BugIDs: 5045568 Avoidance: Upgrade State: Resolved Date Released: 22-Nov-2004 Date Closed: 22-Nov-2004 Date Modified: 01-Dec-2004, 06-Jan-2005 1. Impact A vulnerability in the Java Plug-in may allow an untrusted applet to escalate privileges, through JavaScript calling into Java code, including reading and writing files with the privileges of the user running the applet. Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Jouko Pynnonen for bringing this issue to our attention, and iDEFENSE Inc. for coordinating the release of this issue. This issue is described in the following document: CVE CAN-2004-1029 at http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1029. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SDK and JRE 1.4.2_05 and earlier, all 1.4.1 and 1.4.0 releases, and 1.3.1_12 and earlier on the following platforms: Solaris Windows Linux Note: JDK and JRE 5.0 are not affected by this issue. 3. Symptoms There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited. Solution Summary Top 4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below. 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SDK and JRE 1.4.2_06 and later SDK and JRE 1.3.1_13 and later for the following platforms: Solaris Windows Linux J2SE releases are available for download at http://java.sun.com/j2se/, at the following links: - J2SE 5.0 http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp - J2SE 1.4.2_06 http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html - J2SE 1.3.1_14 http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/download.html Note: It is recommended that affected versions be removed from your system. For more information, please see the installation notes on the respective java.sun.com download pages. Change History 06-Jan-2005: - Add additional "Note" to Resolution section 01-Dec-2004 - New links added for J2SE download locations in "Resolution" section. This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. 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