Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-0217, CVE-2009-2475, CVE-2009-2476, CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671, CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2674, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676, CVE-2009-2690


Description:
===========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-814-1 August 11, 2009openjdk-6 vulnerabilitiesCVE-2009-0217, CVE-2009-2475, CVE-2009-2476, CVE-2009-2625,CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671, CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673,CVE-2009-2674, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676, CVE-2009-2690===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 8.10Ubuntu 9.04This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 8.10: icedtea6-plugin 6b12-0ubuntu6.5 openjdk-6-jre 6b12-0ubuntu6.5 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b12-0ubuntu6.5Ubuntu 9.04: icedtea6-plugin 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu11 openjdk-6-jre 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu11 openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b14-1.4.1-0ubuntu11After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any Java applicationsto effect the necessary changes.Details follow:It was discovered that the XML HMAC signature system did notcorrectly check certain lengths. If an attacker sent a truncatedHMAC, it could bypass authentication, leading to potential privilegeescalation. (CVE-2009-0217)It was discovered that certain variables could leak information. If auser were tricked into running a malicious Java applet, a remote attackercould exploit this gain access to private information and potentiallyrun untrusted code. (CVE-2009-2475, CVE-2009-2690)A flaw was discovered the OpenType checking. If a user were trickedinto running a malicious Java applet, a remote attacker could bypassaccess restrictions. (CVE-2009-2476)It was discovered that the XML processor did not correctly checkrecursion. If a user or automated system were tricked into processinga specially crafted XML, the system could crash, leading to a denial ofservice. (CVE-2009-2625)It was discovered that the Java audio subsystem did not correctly validatecertain parameters. If a user were tricked into running an untrustedapplet, a remote attacker could read system properties. (CVE-2009-2670)Multiple flaws were discovered in the proxy subsystem. If a userwere tricked into running an untrusted applet, a remote attacker coulddiscover local user names, obtain access to sensitive information, orbypass socket restrictions, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2009-2671,CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673)Flaws were discovered in the handling of JPEG images, Unpack200 archives,and JDK13Services. If a user were tricked into running an untrustedapplet, a remote attacker could load a specially crafted file that wouldbypass local file access protections and run arbitrary code with userprivileges. (CVE-2009-2674, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676, CVE-2009-2689)





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