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USN-1755-2: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities

7 March 2013

OpenJDK could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

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Releases

Packages

  • openjdk-7 - Open Source Java implementation

Details

USN-1755-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenJDK 6. This update provides the
corresponding updates for OpenJDK 7.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly validate certain types
of images. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause OpenJDK to crash.
(CVE-2013-0809)

It was discovered that OpenJDK did not properly check return values when
performing color conversion for images. If a user were tricked into
opening a crafted image with OpenJDK, such as with the Java plugin, a
remote attacker could cause OpenJDK to crash or execute arbitrary code
outside of the Java sandbox with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2013-1493)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10

After a standard system update you need to restart any applications using
OpenJDK, such as your browser, to make all the necessary changes.

Related notices

  • USN-1755-1: icedtea-6-jre-jamvm, openjdk-6, openjdk-6-jre, openjdk-6-jre-zero, openjdk-6-jre-lib, openjdk-6-jre-headless, icedtea-6-jre-cacao