remote code execution

Please Install the Updated Packages.

The Sun Java standard editions have received security updates. Sun Java 1.4.2 was updated to 1.4.2 update 17, Sun Java 1.5.0 was updated to 1.5.0 update 15, Sun Java 1.6.0 was updated to 1.6.0 update 5. These updates fix the following security issues: - CVE-2008-1185: Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine for Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers should gain privileges via an untrusted application or applet, a different issue than CVE-2008-1186. - CVE-2008-1186: Unspecified vulnerability in the Virtual Machine for Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 5.0 Update 13 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application or applet, a different issue than CVE-2008-1185. - CVE-2008-1187: Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and JDK 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (JRE crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors related to XSLT transforms. - CVE-2008-1188: Multiple buffer overflows in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, different issues than CVE-2008-1189, aka &quot The first two issues.&quot - CVE-2008-1189: Buffer overflow in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, a different issue than CVE-2008-1188. - CVE-2008-1190: Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier, 5.0 Update 14 and earlier, and SDK/JRE 1.4.2_16 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2008-1191. - CVE-2008-1191: Unspecified vulnerability in Java Web Start in Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via an untrusted application, a different issue than CVE-2 ... Description truncated, for more information please check the Reference URL

Sun Java on SUSE LINUX 10.1, openSUSE 10.2, openSUSE 10.3, SUSE SLES 9, Novell Linux Desktop 9, Open Enterprise Server, Novell Linux POS 9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1

• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_18_sunjava.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25