Double Free bug in zlib compression library

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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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