Debian DSA-3401-1 : openjdk-7 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86998

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that rebinding a receiver of a direct method handle may allow a protected method to be accessed.

Solution

Upgrade the openjdk-7 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 7u91-2.6.3-1~deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 7u91-2.6.3-1~deb8u1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/openjdk-7

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/openjdk-7

https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3401

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86998

File Name: debian_DSA-3401.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/23/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openjdk-7, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4871

DSA: 3401