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Posted on 02 November 2009
Sun AlertsWeek of 25-Oct-2009 to 31-Oct-2009
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that provides you with a weekly listing of newly released and
updated Sun Alert Notifications. It is being distributed
to inform you about critical hardware and software issues that
could impact the availability, security, and data integrity of
your computing environment.
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* New and Updated Sun Alerts for 3 Release Phases:
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New Preliminary Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Preliminary: 1)
Sun Alert ID: 270268
Title: Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities in the
FreeType 2 Font Engine May Lead to a Denial of Service
(DoS) or Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code
Product: Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Preliminary
Preliminary Date: 26-Oct-2009
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New Workaround Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Workaround: 1)
Sun Alert ID: 270408
Title: Security Vulnerabilities in PostgreSQL Shipped with
Solaris may Allow a Denial of Service (DoS) or
Privilege Escalation
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 26-Oct-2009
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New Resolved Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Resolved: 3)
Sun Alert ID: 269208
Title: A Security Vulnerability With Verifying HMAC-based XML
Digital Signatures in the XML Digital Signature
Implementation Included With the Sun GlassFish
Enterprise Server v2.1 may Allow Authentication to be
Bypassed
Product: Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server v2.1
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 29-Oct-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 270809
Title: Security Vulnerability in Solaris Trusted Extensions may
Prevent XScreenSaver (xscreensaver(1)) From Running
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 29-Oct-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 270969
Title: A Security Weakness in Solaris Trusted Extensions May
Facilitate Privilege Escalation
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System, OpenSolaris
Category: Security
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 26-Oct-2009
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Updated Sun Alert Notifications
(Total Updated: 3 )
Sun Alert ID: 234461 Previous ID: 201521
Title: Solaris Daylight Saving Time (DST) Update (Aug 2008, Oct
2008, Mar-Apr 2009, Jun 2009, Aug 2009, Sep 2009, Oct
2009)
Product: Solaris 8 Operating System, Solaris 9 Operating System,
Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Availability
Release Phase: Resolved
Resolved Date: 07-Mar-2008
Last Updated: 26-Oct-2009
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Sun Alert ID: 270669
Title: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader for
Solaris 10 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or
Cause Denial of Service (DoS) - Adobe Security Bulletin
APSB09-15
Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
Category: Security
Release Phase: Workaround
Workaround Date: 22-Oct-2009
Last Updated: 26-Oct-2009
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