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| Security Vulnerability in Processing GIF Images in the JRE
Security Vulnerability in Processing GIF Images in the Java Runtime Environment May Allow an Untrusted Applet to Elevate Privileges
A buffer overflow vulnerability in processing GIF images in the Java Runtime Environment may allow an untrusted applet to elevate its privileges. For example, an applet may grant itself permissions to read and write local files or execute local applications with the privileges of the user running the untrusted applet.
Contributing Factors
This issue can occur in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 9 and earlier
* SDK and JRE 1.4.2_12 and earlier
* SDK and JRE 1.3.1_18 and earlier
Resolution
This issue is addressed in the following releases (for Windows, Solaris, and Linux):
* JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 10 or later
* SDK and JRE 1.4.2_13 or later
* SDK and JRE 1.3.1_19 or later
»sunsolve.sun.com/search/document···102760-1
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