Scientific Linux Security Update : java-1.7.0-openjdk on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20191022)

Security Fixes : - OpenJDK: Incorrect handling of nested jar: URLs in Jar URL handler Networking, 8223892 CVE-2019-2978 - OpenJDK: Incorrect handling of HTTP proxy responses in HttpURLConnection Networking, 8225298 CVE-2019-2989 - OpenJDK: Missing restrictions on use of custom SocketImpl...

OpenJDK: HTTP client insufficient check for newline in URLs (Networking, 8176751)

It was found that the HttpURLConnection and HttpsURLConnection classes in the Networking component of OpenJDK failed to check for newline characters embedded in URLs. An attacker able to make a Java application perform an HTTP request using an attacker provided URL could possibly inject additiona...