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Apple Mac OS X Java Multiple Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 28 Jan 2011 Release Date: 7 Sep 2009 4417 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Apple Mac OS X, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or compromise an affected system.

A stack overflow error in Java Web Start command launcher when handling malformed applications, which could be exploited to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Other issues have also been reported in Sun Java. Please refer to: Sun Java Multiple Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Apple Mac OS X version 10.5.8 and prior

  • Apple Mac OS X Server version 10.5.8 and prior


Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

  • Upgrade to Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5.


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