openjdk-6 vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 8.10

Packages

• openjdk-6 -

Details

It was discovered that Java did not correctly handle untrusted applets.
If a user were tricked into running a malicious applet, a remote attacker
could gain user privileges, or list directory contents. (CVE-2008-5347,
CVE-2008-5350)

It was discovered that Kerberos authentication and RSA public key
processing were not correctly handled in Java. A remote attacker
could exploit these flaws to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2008-5348,
CVE-2008-5349)

It was discovered that Java accepted UTF-8 encodings that might be
handled incorrectly by certain applications. A remote attacker could
bypass string filters, possible leading to other exploits. (CVE-2008-5351)

Overflows were discovered in Java JAR processing. If a user or
automated system were tricked into processing a malicious JAR file,
a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2008-5352, CVE-2008-5354)

It was discovered that Java calendar objects were not unserialized safely.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted calendar object, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code
with user privileges. (CVE-2008-5353)

It was discovered that the Java image handling code could lead to memory
corruption. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing
a specially crafted image, a remote attacker could crash the application,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-5358, CVE-2008-5359)

It was discovered that temporary files created by Java had predictable
names. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted JAR file, a remote attacker could overwrite sensitive
information. (CVE-2008-5360)