USN-2696-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure, data integrity, and availability. An attacker could exploit these to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2015-2590, CVE-2015-2628, CVE-2015-4731, CVE-2015-4732, CVE-2015-4733, CVE-2015-4760, CVE-2015-4748) Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the cryptographic components of the OpenJDK JRE. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2015-2601, CVE-2015-2808, CVE-2015-4000, CVE-2015-2625, CVE-2015-2613) As a security improvement, this update modifies OpenJDK behavior to disable RC4 TLS/SSL cipher suites by default. As a security improvement, this update modifies OpenJDK behavior to reject DH key sizes below 768 bits by default, preventing a possible downgrade attack. Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the OpenJDK JRE related to information disclosure. An attacker could exploit these to expose sensitive data over the network. (CVE-2015-2621, CVE-2015-2632) A vulnerability was discovered with how the JNDI component of the OpenJDK JRE handles DNS resolutions. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-4749)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities?
The vulnerability ID for OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities is CVE-2015-2590, CVE-2015-2628, CVE-2015-4731, CVE-2015-4732, CVE-2015-4760, CVE-2015-2808, CVE-2015-2625.
What is the severity of USN-2696-1 vulnerability?
The severity of USN-2696-1 vulnerability is not specified.
How can an attacker exploit the OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities?
An attacker can exploit the OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive data over the network.
What is the affected software for USN-2696-1 vulnerability?
The affected software for USN-2696-1 vulnerability is OpenJDK 7 JRE, OpenJDK 7 JDK, and OpenJDK 7 JRE JamVM.
How do I fix the OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities?
To fix the OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities, update to the remedy version 7u79-2.5.6-0ubuntu1.15.04.1 for Ubuntu 15.04 and 7u79-2.5.6-0ubuntu1.14.04.1 for Ubuntu 14.04.