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USN-5719-1: OpenJDK vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled long client hostnames.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of
sensitive information. (CVE-2022-21619)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly randomized DNS port numbers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform spoofing attacks.
(CVE-2022-21624)

It was discovered that OpenJDK did not limit the number of connections
accepted from HTTP clients. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-21628)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled X.509 certificates. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue only affected OpenJDK 8 and OpenJDK 11. (CVE-2022-21626)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled cached server
connections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform spoofing
attacks. This issue only affected OpenJDK 11, OpenJDK 17 and OpenJDK 19.
(CVE-2022-39399)

It was discovered that OpenJDK incorrectly handled byte conversions. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
This issue only affected OpenJDK 11, OpenJDK 17 and OpenJDK 19.
(CVE-2022-21618)

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Google Chrome is a web browser used to access the internet. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

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