Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with Processing Image Files and Fonts may Allow Privileges to be Escalated

Bug #349135 reported by Jo Shields
258
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
sun-java5 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned
sun-java6 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

There is an important security bug in versions 6.0u12 and below of Sun Java 6, and 5.0u17 and below in Sun Java 5: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254571-1

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Kees Cook (kees)
Changed in sun-java6 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
visibility: private → public
Changed in sun-java5 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

please sync sun-java5 (1.5.0-18-1) from unstable; overwriting the ubuntu changes

  * New upstream version.
  * Release notes at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html#150_18

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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

please sync sun-java6 (6-13-1) from unstable; overwriting the ubuntu changes

Changed in sun-java5 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
Changed in sun-java6 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

[Updating] sun-java5 (1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [Ubuntu] < 1.5.0-18-1 [Debian])
 * Trying to add sun-java5...
  - <sun-java5_1.5.0-18.orig.tar.gz: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
  - <sun-java5_1.5.0-18-1.dsc: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
  - <sun-java5_1.5.0-18-1.diff.gz: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-jre_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-bin_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-plugin_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> ia32-sun-java5-bin_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-fonts_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-jdk_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-demo_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-source_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java5 [multiverse] -> sun-java5-doc_1.5.0-17-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].

Changed in sun-java5:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

[Updating] sun-java6 (6-12-0ubuntu1 [Ubuntu] < 6-13-1 [Debian])
 * Trying to add sun-java6...
  - <sun-java6_6-13-1.diff.gz: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
  - <sun-java6_6-13.orig.tar.gz: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
  - <sun-java6_6-13-1.dsc: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-jre_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-bin_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-plugin_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> ia32-sun-java6-bin_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-fonts_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-jdk_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-demo_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-source_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-doc_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].
I: sun-java6 [multiverse] -> sun-java6-javadb_6-12-0ubuntu1 [multiverse].

Changed in sun-java6:
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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