| VID |
28218 |
| Severity |
20 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of Sun Java JDK / JRE which is older than 1.6.0_4 has been installed on the host. The Sun Java JRE installed on the relevant host, according to its version number, has a security bypass vulnerability. Sun Java JDK and JRE versions 6 prior to 6 Update 4 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an error when the "external general entities" property is set to FALSE. By persuading a target user to load a trusted applet or Java Web Start application containing malicious XML content, an attacker could access certain URL resources, such as files or web pages or crash the application.
* Note: This check requires an account with Guest or upper privileges which can access the registry of the remote host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231246-1
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0007.html
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/0371
http://secunia.com/advisories/28746
* Platforms Affected:
Sun Microsystems, Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 3 and earlier
Sun Microsystems, Solaris 7, 8, 9
Microsoft Windows Any version
Unix Any version
Linux Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Sun Java 2 SDK/JRE (6 Update 4 or later), available from the following Sun Microsystems, Inc. Web sites:
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
-- AND --
When upgrading a Java installation on a computer, all previous versions should be uninstalled to prevent them being accessed to run a malicious applet that may exploit latent vulnerabilities that may exist in those other previous versions.
It is also possible to workaround this issue by disabling Java support in the Web browser or any other applications that provide an environment for execution Java applets. |
| Related URL |
CVE-2008-0628 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
27553 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
40156 (ISS) |
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