Improper Input Validation Affecting java-1.6.0-openjdk-src package, versions <1:1.6.0.0-52.1.9.10.40.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-JAVA160OPENJDKSRC-1661099
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed6 Sept 2011

Introduced: 6 Sep 2011

CVE-2011-3389  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 java-1.6.0-openjdk-src to version 1:1.6.0.0-52.1.9.10.40.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2011-10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-openjdk-src package and not the java-1.6.0-openjdk-src package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The SSL protocol, as used in certain configurations in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and other products, encrypts data by using CBC mode with chained initialization vectors, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain plaintext HTTP headers via a blockwise chosen-boundary attack (BCBA) on an HTTPS session, in conjunction with JavaScript code that uses (1) the HTML5 WebSocket API, (2) the Java URLConnection API, or (3) the Silverlight WebClient API, aka a "BEAST" attack.

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