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Ubuntu alert USN-1755-2 (openjdk-7)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1755-2 March 07, 2013 openjdk-7 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 Summary: OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - openjdk-7: Open Source Java implementation Details: USN-1755-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 6. This update provides the corresponding updates for OpenJDK 7. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly validate certain types of images. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause OpenJDK to crash. (CVE-2013-0809) It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly check return values when performing color conversion for images. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image with OpenJDK, such as with the Java plugin, a remote attacker could cause OpenJDK to crash or execute arbitrary code outside of the Java sandbox with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2013-1493) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: icedtea-7-jre-cacao 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10.1 icedtea-7-jre-jamvm 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-headless 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-lib 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10.1 openjdk-7-jre-zero 7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications using OpenJDK, such as your browser, to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1755-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1755-1 CVE-2013-0809, CVE-2013-1493 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-7/7u15-2.3.7... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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