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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0243-01 Moderate: Java DoS Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey April 28, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Minor vulnerability patch for CentOS regarding the java-1.4.2-bea focusing on mitigating potential service interruption threats.
Updated java-1.4.2-bea packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

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

The BEA WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_16 JRE and SDK contains BEA WebLogic JRockit Virtual Machine 1.4.2_16 and is certified for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.4.2.
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)
Please note: This vulnerability can only be triggered in java-1.4.2-bea by calling the "appletviewer" application.
All java-1.4.2-bea users should upgrade to this updated package which addresses this vulnerability.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update software update DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate impact Java

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1187 https://www.oracle.com/java/weblogic/ https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:
i386: java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm
ia64: java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:
i386: java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:
i386: java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm
ia64: java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:
i386: java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm
ia64: java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0243-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0243.html
Issue date: 2008-04-28
Keywords: Security

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-bea packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update software update DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate impact Java

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, ia64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, ia64, x86_64

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

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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

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