site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: security-announce@lists.apple.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 APPLE-SA-2008-09-24 Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 is now available and addresses the following issues: Java CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3638 Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.4 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.5.4 and later Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: The Java plug-in does not block applets from launching file:// URLs. Visiting a website containing a maliciously crafted Java applet may allow a remote attacker to launch local files, which may lead to arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved handling of URLs. This is an Apple-specific issue. Credit to Nitesh Dhanjani and Billy Rios for reporting this issue. Java CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3637 Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.4 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.5.4 and later Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: An error checking issue leading to the use of an uninitialized variable exists in the Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) provider used for generating MD5 and SHA-1 hashes. Visiting a website containing a maliciously crafted Java applet may lead to arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved error handling. This is an Apple-specific issue. Credit to Radim Marek for reporting this issue. Java CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1185, CVE-2008-1186, CVE-2008-1187, CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1192, CVE-2008-1195, CVE-2008-1196, CVE-2008-3104, CVE-2008-3107, CVE-2008-3108, CVE-2008-3111, CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113, CVE-2008-3114 Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.4 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.5.4 and later Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in Java 1.4.2_16 Description: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Java 1.4.2_16, the most serious of which may allow untrusted Java applets to obtain elevated privileges. Visiting a web page containing a maliciously crafted Java applet may lead to arbitrary code execution. These issues are addressed by updating Java 1.4 to version 1.4.2_18. Further information is available via the Sun Java website at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/ReleaseNotes.html Java CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1185, CVE-2008-1186, CVE-2008-1187, CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1192, CVE-2008-1193, CVE-2008-1194, CVE-2008-1195, CVE-2008-1196, CVE-2008-3103, CVE-2008-3104, CVE-2008-3107, CVE-2008-3111, CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113, CVE-2008-3114, CVE-2008-3115 Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.4 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.5.4 and later Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Java 1.5.0_13 Description: Multiple vulnerabilities in Java 1.5.0_13, the most serious of which may allow untrusted Java applets to obtain elevated privileges. Visiting a web page containing a maliciously crafted Java applet may lead to arbitrary code execution. These issues are addressed by updating Java 1.5 to version 1.5.0_16. Further information is available via the Sun Java website at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html Java CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3103, CVE-2008-3104, CVE-2008-3105, CVE-2008-3106, CVE-2008-3107, CVE-2008-3109, CVE-2008-3110, CVE-2008-3111, CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113, CVE-2008-3114, CVE-2008-3115 Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.4 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.5.4 and later Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in Java 1.6.0_05 Description: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in Java 1.6.0_05, the most serious of which may allow untrusted Java applets to obtain elevated privileges. Visiting a web page containing a maliciously crafted Java applet may lead to arbitrary code execution. These issues are addressed by updating Java 1.6 to version 1.6.0_07. Further information is available via the Sun Java website at http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/ReleaseNotes.html Java Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.4 and later, Mac OS X Server v10.5.4 and later Impact: Limited ability of applications to use stronger cryptographic keys Description: The default jurisdiction policy distributed with Java 1.5 on Mac OS X v10.5 restricts the maximum strength of cryptographic keys supported in Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) to 128 bits. This update addresses the issue by changing the default jurisdiction policy to the unlimited strength version. Credit to Bruno Harbulot of the University of Manchester for reporting this issue. Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 may be obtained from the Software Update pane in System Preferences, or Apple's Software Downloads web site: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ The download file is named: "JavaForMacOSX10.5Update2.dmg" Its SHA-1 digest is: 5b2a8de347fe68d0638bcf0ede8a71ba35adbab9 Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates web site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 This message is signed with Apple's Product Security PGP key, and details are available at: http://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 9.7.2.1608 wsBVAwUBSNqBp3kodeiKZIkBAQheFwf/b5Z99rzZmmMH5WgqMoTZiq/Vjr2GOUeF kiE7hMpwDiiNSFCtVvRrWuBLr2Ng38JJ5V3jyZ9n7qq0hOzvzGyIYpeB6wQ28ukr OyshyFwQ3S3PNW41HMDZ41bnUZkwnLIJmCV0VhF4cvy/i6uNGg9Nv56WwEPapot3 bD+21sGuVH9kaNy+7ebzH7RO3MNutALpUmg94+a6emGuYHLyUCmX96Rn3oj2iwy/ A6E5QD7GeSWpRROoFpDIPXSzw7eD7PZnotQj/xEByZLe/D/kDK4+o8Wbwx0wMD1L Is/YmVYyzOKZIdzPwQ2k9aiGdWhuxut+o5cuo59EPTDX7SRrR7CxYw== =BVNb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. 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