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Date:      Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:45:20 -0700
From:      Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>
To:        Panagiotis Astithas <past@ebs.gr>
Cc:        freebsd-java@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [glewis@freebsd.org: cvs commit: ports/java/jdk14 Makefile]
Message-ID:  <20041206154520.GA18843@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
In-Reply-To: <41B4181E.10704@ebs.gr>
References:  <20041124161926.GB10910@misty.eyesbeyond.com> <41B4181E.10704@ebs.gr>

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On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 10:28:14AM +0200, Panagiotis Astithas wrote:
> There seems to be another vulnerability:
> 
> Java 1.4.2_05 also has a vulnerability in the serialization APIs (used 
> by RMI) that allows to overload a remote JVM [and drive uptime loads
> to the 100s].
> 
> http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/382309
> 
> I suppose we are vulnerable to that, too.

Yes, but I'm not as concerned about a DOS attack as I am about a
vulnerability which allows writing to your hard drive.

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