Sun Java Runtime Environment same origin policy security bypass

sun-jre-unspecified-security-bypass (43662) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) could allow a remote attacker to bypass cross-domain security restrictions, caused by multiple unspecified errors. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass same origin policy restrictions and create socket connections to gain unauthorized access to certain services on the local host.

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.1
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.2
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.3
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.4
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.6
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.7
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.8
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.9
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.1
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.2
  • Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.3
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
  • Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
  • Novell, Linux Desktop 9
  • Novell, Linux POS 9
  • Novell, Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell, OpenSUSE 10.2
  • Novell, OpenSUSE 10.3
  • Novell, OpenSUSE 11.0
  • Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
  • Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
  • Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
  • Novell, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
  • RedHat, Network Satellite Server 5.1
  • RedHat, RHEL Desktop Supplementary 5 Client
  • RedHat, RHEL Extras 3
  • RedHat, RHEL Extras 4
  • RedHat, RHEL Supplementary 5 Server
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update1
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update14
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update13
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update11
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update3
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update15
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update2
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update12
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update4
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update5
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update6
  • Sun, JDK 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update3
  • Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update5
  • Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update2
  • Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update1
  • Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update6
  • Sun, JDK 1.6.0 Update4
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.0
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update10
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update9
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update7
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update6
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update5
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update3
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update2
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update22
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update17
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update14
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update13
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update12
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update11
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update19
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update18
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update16
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update15
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update8
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update4
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update20
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1
  • Sun, JRE 1.3.1 Update21
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update17
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update16
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update9
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update8
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update7
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update5
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update4
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update3
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update2
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update15
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update14
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update13
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update12
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update11
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update10
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update1
  • Sun, JRE 1.4.2 Update6
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.0
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_01
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_02
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_03
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_04
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_05
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_06
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_07
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_08
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_09
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_10
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_11
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_12
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_13
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_14
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_15
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_16
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_17
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_18
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_19
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_20
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_21
  • Sun, SDK 1.3.1_22
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_01
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_02
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_03
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_04
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_05
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_06
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_07
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_08
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_09
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_10
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_11
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_12
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_13
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_14
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_15
  • Sun, SDK 1.4.2_16
  • SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
  • VMware, ACE 1.0
  • VMware, ACE 1.0.1
  • VMware, ACE 1.0.2
  • VMware, ACE 1.0.3
  • VMware, ACE 1.0.4
  • VMware, ACE 1.0.5
  • VMware, ACE 1.0.6
  • VMware, ACE 2.0
  • VMware, ACE 2.0.1
  • VMware, ACE 2.0.2
  • VMware, ACE 2.0.3
  • VMware, ACE 2.0.4
  • VMware, ESX Server 3.0.1
  • VMware, ESX Server 3.0.2
  • VMware, ESX Server 3.0.3
  • VMware, ESX Server 3.5
  • VMware, ESXi Server 3.5
  • VMware, Player 1.0
  • VMware, Player 1.0.1
  • VMware, Player 1.0.2
  • VMware, Player 1.0.3
  • VMware, Player 1.0.4
  • VMware, Player 1.0.5
  • VMware, Player 1.0.6
  • VMware, Player 1.0.7
  • VMware, Player 2.0
  • VMware, Player 2.0.1
  • VMware, Player 2.0.2
  • VMware, Player 2.0.3
  • VMware, Player 2.0.4
  • VMware, Server 1.0
  • VMware, Server 1.0.1
  • VMware, Server 1.0.2
  • VMware, Server 1.0.3
  • VMware, Server 1.0.4
  • VMware, Server 1.0.5
  • VMware, Server 1.0.6
  • VMware, VirtualCenter 2.5
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.0
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.1
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.2
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.3
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.4
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.5
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.6
  • VMware, Workstation 5.5.7
  • VMware, Workstation 6.0
  • VMware, Workstation 6.0.1
  • VMware, Workstation 6.0.2
  • VMware, Workstation 6.0.3
  • VMware, Workstation 6.0.4

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 238968 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

Consequences:

Bypass Security

References:

  • Apple Web site, About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 7 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3178.
  • Apple Web site, About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3179.
  • Sun Alert ID: 238968, Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment may allow Same Origin Policy to be Bypassed at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238968-1.
  • VMSA-2008-0016, VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues at http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0016.html.
  • ASA-2008-303: java-1.5.0-sun security update (RHSA-2008-0595)
  • ASA-2008-308: Security Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment may allow Same Origin Policy to be Bypassed (Sun 238968)
  • ASA-2008-330: java-1.5.0-ibm security update (RHSA-2008-0790)
  • ASA-2008-428: java-1.6.0-ibm security update (RHSA-2008-0906)
  • ASA-2008-456: java-1.4.2-ibm security update (RHSA-2008-0955)
  • ASA-2008-507: java-1.5.0-bea security update (RHSA-2008-1044)
  • ASA-2008-508: java-1.4.2-bea security update (RHSA-2008-1043)
  • ASA-2008-509: java-1.6.0-bea security update (RHSA-2008-1045)
  • BID-30140: Sun Java Runtime Environment Multiple Unspecified Same Origin Policy Violation Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-3104: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 7, JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 16, SDK and JRE 1.4.x before 1.4.2_18, and SDK and JRE 1.3.x before 1.3.1_23 allow remote attackers to violate the security model for an applet's outbound connections by connecting to localhost services running on the machine that loaded the applet.
  • RHSA-2008-0594: Critical: java-1.6.0-sun security update
  • RHSA-2008-0595: Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update
  • RHSA-2008-0636: Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server Sun Java Runtime security update
  • RHSA-2008-0638: Low: Red Hat Network Satellite Server IBM Java Runtime security update
  • RHSA-2008-0790: Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
  • RHSA-2008-0906: Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update
  • RHSA-2008-0955: Critical: java-1.4.2-ibm security update
  • SA31010: Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA31269: Avaya CMS Sun Java JDK / JRE Same Origin Policy Bypass
  • SA32018: Mac OS X Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32179: VMware VirtualCenter Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32180: VMware ESX Server Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1020459: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Bugs Let Remote Users Connect to Local Host Ports
  • SUSE-SA:2008:042: Sun Java security update
  • SUSE-SA:2008:045: IBM Java Security update
  • SUSE-SR:2008:028: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • SUSE-SR:2009:010: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-2056: Sun Java JDK and JRE Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-2740: VMware Privilege Escalation and Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Jul 08, 2008

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