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Date:      Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:25:24 +0200
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To:        twhoffma@student.matnat.uio.no
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installing jdk on 7-Release: Has known vulnerabilities from 2005?
Message-ID:  <4887AFD4.9000106@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <48764.80.202.85.78.1216849881.squirrel@webmail.uio.no>
References:  <48764.80.202.85.78.1216849881.squirrel@webmail.uio.no>

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Torgeir Hoffmann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> when I try to install linux-sun-jdk16 from ports I get:
> 
> ===>  linux-sun-jdk-1.6.0.07 has known vulnerabilities:
> => jdk -- jar directory traversal vulnerability.
>    Reference:
> <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/18e5428f-ae7c-11d9-837d-000e0c2e438a.html>;
> => Please update your ports tree and try again.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> This refers to a vulnerability from 2005 (!). I get the same thing with
> the 1.5 port.
> I desperately want to avoid building the native version due to the fact
> that I have a not that sporty laptop, and the packages from the freebsd
> foundation is not available yet.
> 
> I have the latest portsnap port snapshot.

Update your portaudit database.

Kris



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