From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Wed Nov 15 2006 - 06:17:06 CST

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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

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