Time to upgrade Java

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Subject: Sun Security Bulletin #00220
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 14:35:54 -0500
From: Matt Selsky <selsky@columbia.edu>
To: bugtraq@securityfocus.com

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Date: 19 Nov 2002 15:31:12 -0800
From: "Sun Security Coordination Team"
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Subject: Sun Security Bulletin #00220

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                    Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin

Bulletin Number:         #00220
Date:                    November 19, 2002
Cross-Ref:               http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html
Title:                   Double Free bug in zlib compression library
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1. Background

   CERT has reported a bug in the zlib compression library
   (see www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-07.html).

   Sun's implementations of the Java(TM) Runtime Environment
   include zlib and are affected. This bug may allow malicious code
   to corrupt memory and possibly crash the Java Runtime Environment.

   The full and custom installations of Netscape 7 for Linux
   and the full and custom installations of Netscape 6 for Linux and
   Windows are affected since they include an affected version of the
   Java Runtime Environment. The default Java runtime environment of
   Netscape 7 for Windows is not affected. The default Java runtime
   environment of Netscape(TM) Communicator version 4.x is also
   not affected. For more information, see

           http://home.netscape.com/security

   The Microsoft VM is not affected.

   This issue may or may not affect other vendors' Java technology
   implementations which are derived from Sun's SDK and JDK(TM) source bases.
   Sun has notified and made the remedy available to its Java
   technology licensees.

   Sun recommends that users of affected releases upgrade to the latest
   SDK and JRE releases listed in section 3 of this bulletin.

2. Affected Releases

   The following releases are affected:

   Windows Production Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.4.0
     SDK and JRE 1.3.1_03 or earlier
     SDK and JRE 1.3.0_05 or earlier
     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_011 or earlier
     JDK and JRE 1.1.8_009 or earlier

   Solaris(TM) Operating Environment (OE) Reference Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_011 or earlier
     JDK and JRE 1.1.8_009 or earlier

   Solaris OE Production Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.4.0
     SDK and JRE 1.3.1_03 or earlier
     SDK and JRE 1.3.0_05 or earlier
     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_11 or earlier
     JDK and JRE 1.1.8_15 or earlier

   Linux Production Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.4.0
     SDK and JRE 1.3.1_03 or earlier
     SDK and JRE 1.3.0_05 or earlier
     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_011 or earlier

   Releases for JDK and JRE 1.1.x should no longer be used.
   Users of these releases should upgrade to a later release
   listed in Section 3 of this bulletin.

   This vulnerability does not affect the
   Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.4.1 release.

3. Latest Releases

   Windows Production Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.4.1_01        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/
     SDK and JRE 1.4.0_03        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/
     SDK and JRE 1.3.1_06        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/
     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_014       http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.2/

   Solaris OE Reference Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_014        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.2/

   Solaris OE Production Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.4.1_01        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/
     SDK and JRE 1.4.0_03        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/
     SDK and JRE 1.3.1_06        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/
     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_14        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.2/

   Linux Production Releases

     SDK and JRE 1.4.1_01        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/
     SDK and JRE 1.4.0_03        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/
     SDK and JRE 1.3.1_06        http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/
     SDK and JRE 1.2.2_014       http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.2/

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