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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                       ESB-2008.1132 -- [Win][Linux]
 Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC may
                Allow an Application to Escalate Privileges
                             17 December 2008

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC
Publisher:            Sun Microsystems
Operating System:     Linux variants
                      Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                      Increased Privileges
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated

Original Bulletin:    
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-247566-1

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Solution Type Sun Alert
Solution  247566 :   Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Sun Java Wireless 
Toolkit for CLDC may Allow an Application to Escalate Privileges  

Bug ID
6740989

Product
Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC

Date of Resolved Release
15-Dec-2008

SA Document Body
Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (WTK) for CLDC 
may allow an application to escalate privileges:

1. Impact

Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit (WTK) 
for CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration) may separately allow a 
malicious program to execute arbitrary code on the system running WTK with 
the privileges of the WTK process. For a malicious program to exploit these 
vulnerabilities, it would have to be downloaded and executed in the WTK.

2. Contributing Factors

These issues can occur in the following releases:
    * Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5.2 or earlier

3. Symptoms

There are no symptoms that would indicate the described issues have occurred.

4. Workaround

There are no workarounds for these issues. Please see the Resolution section 
below.

5. Resolution

These issues are addressed in the following releases:
    * Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC 2.5.2_01 or later

Sun Java Wireless Toolkit for CLDC is available at:
    * http://java.sun.com/products/sjwtoolkit/


For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 
213557.

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