Improper Input Validation Affecting java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package, versions <1:1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-JAVA160SUNPLUGIN-1432931
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Sept 2011

Introduced: 10 Sep 2011

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 java-1.6.0-sun-plugin to version 1:1.6.0.29-1jpp.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2011:1384.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package and not the java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 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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