The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in SDK and JRE 1.3.x through 1.3.1_20 and 1.4.x through 1.4.2_15, and JDK and JRE 5.x through 5.0 Update 12 and 6.x through 6 Update 2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, or read or modify arbitrary files, via applets that grant privileges to themselves.

According to its version number, the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and/or Web Start installed on the remote host is reportedly affected by several issues that could be abused to move / copy local files, read or write local files, circumvent network access restrictions, or elevate privileges.

Updated java-1.5.0-sun packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that users need to run applets and applications written using the Java programming language.

A flaw in the applet caching mechanism of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) did not correctly process the creation of network connections. A remote attacker could use this flaw to create connections to services on machines other than the one that the applet was downloaded from.
(CVE-2007-5232)

Multiple vulnerabilities existed in Java Web Start allowing an untrusted application to determine the location of the Java Web Start cache. (CVE-2007-5238)

Untrusted Java Web Start Applications or Java Applets were able to drag and drop a file to a Desktop Application. A user-assisted remote attacker could use this flaw to move or copy arbitrary files.
(CVE-2007-5239)

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allowed untrusted Java Applets or applications to display oversized Windows. This could be used by remote attackers to hide security warning banners. (CVE-2007-5240)

Unsigned Java Applets communicating via a HTTP proxy could allow a remote attacker to violate the Java security model. A cached, malicious Applet could create network connections to services on other machines. (CVE-2007-5273)

Unsigned Applets loaded with Mozilla Firefox or Opera browsers allowed remote attackers to violate the Java security model. A cached, malicious Applet could create network connections to services on other machines. (CVE-2007-5274)

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux a Java Web Start application requesting elevated permissions is only started automatically when signed with a trusted code signing certificate and otherwise requires user confirmation to access privileged resources.

All users of java-sun-1.5.0 should upgrade to these packages, which contain Sun Java 1.5.0 Update 13 that corrects these issues.

Please note that during our quality testing we discovered that the Java browser plug-in may not function perfectly when visiting some sites that make use of multiple applets on a single HTML page. We have verified that this issue is not due to our packaging and affects Sun Java 1.5.0 Update 13.

ESX patches and updates for VirtualCenter fix the following application vulnerabilities.

 a. Tomcat Server Security Update

The ESX patches and the updates for VirtualCenter update the Tomcat Server package to version 5.5.26, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of Tomcat Server.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2007-5333, CVE-2007-5342, CVE-2007-5461, CVE-2007-6286 to the security issues fixed in Tomcat 5.5.26.

 b. JRE Security Update

The ESX patches and the updates for VirtualCenter update the JRE package to version 1.5.0_15, which addresses multiple security issues that existed in earlier releases of JRE.

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2008-1185, CVE-2008-1186, CVE-2008-1187, CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1192, CVE-2008-1193, CVE-2008-1194, CVE-2008-1195, CVE-2008-1196, CVE-2008-0657, CVE-2007-5689, CVE-2007-5232, CVE-2007-5236, CVE-2007-5237, CVE-2007-5238, CVE-2007-5239, CVE-2007-5240, CVE-2007-5274 to the security issues fixed in JRE 1.5.0_12, JRE 1.5.0_13, JRE 1.5.0_14, JRE 1.5.0_15.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200804-20 (Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Sun Java:
    Daniel Soeder discovered that a long codebase attribute string in a     JNLP file will overflow a stack variable when launched by Java WebStart     (CVE-2007-3655).
    Multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2007-2435, CVE-2007-2788,     CVE-2007-2789) that were previously reported as GLSA 200705-23 and GLSA     200706-08 also affect 1.4 and 1.6 SLOTs, which was not mentioned in the     initial revision of said GLSAs.
    The Zero Day Initiative, TippingPoint and John Heasman reported     multiple buffer overflows and unspecified vulnerabilities in Java Web     Start (CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190,     CVE-2008-1191).
    Hisashi Kojima of Fujitsu and JPCERT/CC reported a security issue     when performing XSLT transformations (CVE-2008-1187).
    CERT/CC reported a Stack-based buffer overflow in Java Web Start     when using JNLP files (CVE-2008-1196).
    Azul Systems reported an unspecified vulnerability that allows     applets to escalate their privileges (CVE-2007-5689).
    Billy Rios, Dan Boneh, Collin Jackson, Adam Barth, Andrew Bortz,     Weidong Shao, and David Byrne discovered multiple instances where Java     applets or JavaScript programs run within browsers do not pin DNS     hostnames to a single IP address, allowing for DNS rebinding attacks     (CVE-2007-5232, CVE-2007-5273, CVE-2007-5274).
    Peter Csepely reported that Java Web Start does not properly     enforce access restrictions for untrusted applications (CVE-2007-5237,     CVE-2007-5238).
    Java Web Start does not properly enforce access restrictions for     untrusted Java applications and applets, when handling drag-and-drop     operations (CVE-2007-5239).
    Giorgio Maone discovered that warnings for untrusted code can be     hidden under applications' windows (CVE-2007-5240).
    Fujitsu reported two security issues where security restrictions of     web applets and applications were not properly enforced (CVE-2008-1185,     CVE-2008-1186).
    John Heasman of NGSSoftware discovered that the Java Plug-in does     not properly enforce the same origin policy (CVE-2008-1192).
    Chris Evans of the Google Security Team discovered multiple     unspecified vulnerabilities within the Java Runtime Environment Image     Parsing Library (CVE-2008-1193, CVE-2008-1194).
    Gregory Fleischer reported that web content fetched via the 'jar:'     protocol was not subject to network access restrictions     (CVE-2008-1195).
    Chris Evans and Johannes Henkel of the Google Security Team     reported that the XML parsing code retrieves external entities even     when that feature is disabled (CVE-2008-0628).
    Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities might allow for escalation of     privileges (CVE-2008-0657).
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could entice a user to run a specially crafted applet     on a website or start an application in Java Web Start to execute     arbitrary code outside of the Java sandbox and of the Java security     restrictions with the privileges of the user running Java. The attacker     could also obtain sensitive information, create, modify, rename and     read local files, execute local applications, establish connections in     the local network, bypass the same origin policy, and cause a Denial of     Service via multiple vectors.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

According to its version number, the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and/or Web Start installed on the remote host reportedly is affected by several issues that could be abused to move / copy local files, read or write local files, circumvent network access restrictions, or elevate privileges.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
64824	Sun Java JRE / Web Start Multiple Vulnerabilities (103072, 103073, 103078, 103079, 103112) (Unix)	Nessus	Misc.	critical
40709	RHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.5.0-sun (RHSA-2007:0963)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
40379	VMSA-2008-0010 : Updated Tomcat and Java JRE packages for VMware ESX 3.5 and VirtualCenter	Nessus	VMware ESX Local Security Checks	critical
32013	GLSA-200804-20 : Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
26923	Sun Java JRE / Web Start Multiple Vulnerabilities (103072, 103073, 103078, 103079, 103112)	Nessus	Windows	high

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CVE-2007-5689

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