Sun Java Runtime Environment and JDK Secure Static Versioning weak security

sun-securestatic-weak-security (43665) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

Sun JRE and JDK could provide weaker than expected security, caused by an implementation error in the Secure Static Versioning feature. An attacker could exploit this error to run an applet on an older version of JRE.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.2
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Other

Remedy:

Refer to Sun Alert ID: 238966 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

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

References:

  • Apple Web site: About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 7 .
  • Apple Web site: About the security content of Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 .
  • Sun Alert ID: 238966: Security Vulnerability in JDK/JRE Secure Static Versioning.
  • VMSA-2008-0016: VMware Hosted products, VirtualCenter Update 3 and patches for ESX and ESXi resolve multiple security issues.
  • BID-30142: Sun Java SE Secure Static Versioning Applet Execution Weakness
  • CVE-2008-3115: Secure Static Versioning in Sun Java JDK and JRE 6 Update 6 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 6 through 15, does not properly prevent execution of applets on older JRE releases, which might allow remote attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in these older releases.
  • OSVDB ID: 46955: Sun Java JDK / JRE Secure Static Versioning JRE Version Revision Applet Privilege Escalation
  • SA31010: Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32018: Mac OS X Java Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32179: VMware VirtualCenter Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA32180: VMware ESX Server Sun Java JDK / JRE Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1020460: Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Lets Remote Applets Bypass Secure Static Versioning Restrictions
  • SUSE-SA:2008:042: Sun Java security update
  • 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

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
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.1
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.2
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.3
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.4
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.5
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.6
  • EMC VMware Player 1.0.7
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0.1
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0.2
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0.3
  • EMC VMware Player 2.0.4
  • 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 SP2
  • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update15
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update11
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update6
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update13
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update12
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update14
  • Sun JDK 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0 Update6
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0 Update5
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0 Update4
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0 Update2
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0 Update1
  • Sun JDK 1.6.0 Update3
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update15
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update6
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update12
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update11
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update10
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update9
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update8
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update7
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update13
  • Sun JRE 1.5.0 Update14
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0 Update2
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0 Update4
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0 Update5
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0 Update1
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0 Update3
  • Sun JRE 1.6.0 Update6
  • 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 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

Reported:

Jul 08, 2008

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