---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secure your corporate defenses and reduce complexity in handling vulnerability threats with the new Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Manager (VIM). Request a free trial: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Ubuntu update for openjdk-6 SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42412 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/42412/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42412 RELEASE DATE: 2010-12-01 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/42412/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/42412/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42412 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: Ubuntu has issued an update for openjdk-6. This fixes a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose system information. The security issue is caused to the application allowing untrusted applications and applets to read system properties e.g. "user.name", "user.home", and "java.home". SOLUTION: Apply updated packages. Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ORIGINAL ADVISORY: USN-1024-1: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1024-1 http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2010/11/24/icedtea6-176-183-and-192-released/ OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------