-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- ________________________________________________________________________________ Sun Microsystems, Inc. Security Bulletin Bulletin Number: #00198 Date: October 24, 2000 Cross-Ref: Title: Browser Certificates ________________________________________________________________________________ The information contained in this Security Bulletin is provided "AS IS." Sun makes no warranties of any kind whatsoever with respect to the information contained in this Security Bulletin. ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 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Sun recommends that you follow the directions found at http://sunsolve5.sun.com/secbull/certificate_howto.html to determine if your web browser has accepted any of the potentially compromised certificates. 2. Who is Affected A web browser that has accepted a Sun certificate with one the following serial numbers: 3181 B12D C422 5DAC A340 CF86 2710 ABE6 (Internet Explorer) 17:05:FB:13:A2:2F:9A:F3:C1:30:F5:62:6E:12:50:4C (Netscape) 3. Understanding the Vulnerability Web browsers accept security certificates from trusted sources. A specific certificate from Sun may have received outside exposure. Systems that encounter this certificate are potentially vulnerable to attack from malicious applets, applications or components. 4. Corrective Action Follow the instructions at http://sunsolve5.sun.com/secbull/certificate_howto.html to determine if your browser has accepted one of the potentially compromised certificates. 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