Sun Alert 270475 A Security Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment With Verifying HMAC Digests may Allow Authentication to be Bypassed

Product: Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) A security vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment with verifying HMAC digests may allow authentication to be bypassed. This could allow a user to forge a digital signature that would be accepted as valid. Applications that validate HMAC-based digital signatures may be vulnerable to this type of attack.Note: This vulnerability cannot be exploited by an untrusted applet or Java Web Start application. Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Coda Hale for bringing this issue to ...

Product: Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)

A security vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment with verifying HMAC digests may allow authentication to be bypassed. This could allow a user to forge a digital signature that would be accepted as valid. Applications that validate HMAC-based digital signatures may be vulnerable to this type of attack.

Note: This vulnerability cannot be exploited by an untrusted applet or Java Web Start application.

Sun acknowledges, with thanks, Coda Hale for bringing this issue to our attention.

State: Resolved
First released: 03-Nov-2009

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