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Red Hat 5: RHSA-2008:0267-01 Critical: Java Denial of Service

Calendar May 19, 2008 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. A flaw was found in the Java XSLT processing classes. An untrusted application or applet could cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1187) 
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: java-1.6.0-ibm security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2008:0267-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0267.html
Issue date:        2008-05-19
CVE Names:         CVE-2008-1187 CVE-2008-1188 CVE-2008-1189 
                   CVE-2008-1190 CVE-2008-1191 CVE-2008-1192 
                   CVE-2008-1193 CVE-2008-1194 CVE-2008-1195 
                   CVE-2008-1196 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

IBM's 1.6.0 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment, and
the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.

A flaw was found in the Java XSLT processing classes. An untrusted
application or applet could cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1187) 

Several buffer overflow flaws were found in Java Web Start (JWS). An
untrusted JNLP application could access local files, or execute local
applications accessible to the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1188,
CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1196)

A flaw was found in the Java plug-in. A remote attacker could bypass the
same origin policy, executing arbitrary code with the permissions of the
user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1192)

A flaw was found in the JRE image parsing libraries. An untrusted
application or applet could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE.
(CVE-2008-1193)

A flaw was found in the JRE color management library. An untrusted
application or applet could trigger a denial of service (JVM crash).
(CVE-2008-1194)

The JRE allowed untrusted JavaScript code to create local network
connections by the use of Java APIs. A remote attacker could use these
flaws to access local network services. (CVE-2008-1195)

All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, that contain IBM's 1.6.0 SR1 Java release, which resolves these
issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

436030 - CVE-2008-1187 Untrusted applet and application XSLT processing privilege escalation
436293 - CVE-2008-1188 Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start (CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190)
436295 - CVE-2008-1192 Java Plugin same-origin-policy bypass
436296 - CVE-2008-1193 JRE image parsing library allows privilege escalation (CVE-2008-1194)
436299 - CVE-2008-1195 Java-API calls in untrusted Javascript allow network privilege escalation
436302 - CVE-2008-1196 Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start
444746 - CVE-2008-1191 Untrusted Java Web Start arbitrary file creation 

6. Package List:

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):

i386:
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):

i386:
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm

ppc:
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1187
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1188
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1189
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1190
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1191
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1192
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1193
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1194
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1195
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1196
https://www.ibm.com/us-en
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat 5: RHSA-2008:0267-01 Critical: Java Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey May 19, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Important patch released for Red Hat addresses various vulnerabilities in java-1.6.0-ibm, potentially endangering system stability and user access rights.
Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. A flaw was found in the Java XSLT processing clas...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

IBM's 1.6.0 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment, and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
A flaw was found in the Java XSLT processing classes. An untrusted application or applet could cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1187)
Several buffer overflow flaws were found in Java Web Start (JWS). An untrusted JNLP application could access local files, or execute local applications accessible to the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1196)
A flaw was found in the Java plug-in. A remote attacker could bypass the same origin policy, executing arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1192)
A flaw was found in the JRE image parsing libraries. An untrusted application or applet could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1193)
A flaw was found in the JRE color management library. An untrusted application or applet could trigger a denial of service (JVM crash). (CVE-2008-1194)
The JRE allowed untrusted JavaScript code to create local network connections by the use of Java APIs. A remote attacker could use these flaws to access local network services. (CVE-2008-1195)
All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, that contain IBM's 1.6.0 SR1 Java release, which resolves these issues.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Red Hat buffer overflow critical fix Java update

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1187 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1188 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1190 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1191 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1192 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1193 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1194 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1195 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1196 https://www.ibm.com/us-en https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-demo-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-devel-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm java-1.6.0-ibm-src-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: java-1.6.0-ibm-1.6.0.1-1jpp.2.el5.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0267-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0267.html
Issue date: 2008-05-19

Topic

Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Red Hat buffer overflow critical fix Java update

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

436030 - CVE-2008-1187 Untrusted applet and application XSLT processing privilege escalation

436293 - CVE-2008-1188 Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start (CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190)

436295 - CVE-2008-1192 Java Plugin same-origin-policy bypass

436296 - CVE-2008-1193 JRE image parsing library allows privilege escalation (CVE-2008-1194)

436299 - CVE-2008-1195 Java-API calls in untrusted Javascript allow network privilege escalation

436302 - CVE-2008-1196 Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start

444746 - CVE-2008-1191 Untrusted Java Web Start arbitrary file creation

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