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java-1.6.0-openjdk: privilege escalation

Package(s):

java-1.6.0-openjdk

CVE #(s):

Created:

February 5, 2009

Updated:

February 11, 2009

Description:

openjdk has a privilege escalation vulnerability. From the Fedora alert: This fixes a default security policy, that allowed unsigned applets to access the gnome-java-bridge, allowing a privilege escalation.

Alerts:

Fedora

FEDORA-2009-1373

2009-02-05

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