---------------------------------------------------------------------- To improve our services to our customers, we have made a number of additions to the Secunia Advisories and have started translating the advisories to German. The improvements will help our customers to get a better understanding of how we reached our conclusions, how it was rated, our thoughts on exploitation, attack vectors, and scenarios. This includes: * Reason for rating * Extended description * Extended solution * Exploit code or links to exploit code * Deep links Read the full description: http://corporate.secunia.com/products/48/?r=l Contact Secunia Sales for more information: http://corporate.secunia.com/how_to_buy/15/?r=l ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Sun Java JRE Swing Library Applet Security Bypass SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA22910 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/22910/ CRITICAL: Moderately critical IMPACT: Security Bypass WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Sun Java JRE 1.5.x / 5.x http://secunia.com/product/4228/ Sun Java JDK 1.5.x http://secunia.com/product/4621/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java JRE, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the Java Runtime Environment Swing library and may allow a malicious, untrusted applet to access data in other applets. The vulnerability is reported in JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 7 and earlier. Note: SDK and JRE 1.4.2_xx and earlier, and 1.3.1_xx and earlier are not affected. SOLUTION: Update to JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 8 or later. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: The vendor credits Tom Hawtin. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102622-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------