Inadequate Encryption Strength Affecting java-1.6.0-openjdk package, versions <1:1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.0.1.el5_7


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-JAVA160OPENJDK-2461328
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Sept 2011

Introduced: 6 Sep 2011

CVE-2011-3389  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-326  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 java-1.6.0-openjdk to version 1:1.6.0.0-1.23.1.9.10.0.1.el5_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-1380.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-openjdk package and not the java-1.6.0-openjdk package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 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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