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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0244-01 Moderate: Java-1.5.0-bea DoS Security Risk

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Calendar Grey April 28, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Timely security patch for java-1.5.0-bea software boosts protection on Red Hat installations. Crucial enhancement recommended.
Updated java-1.5.0-bea packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary. This update has been rated as ha...

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 1.5.0_14 JRE and SDK contain BEA WebLogic JRockit Virtual Machine 1.5.0_14, and are certified for the Java 5 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.5.0.
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)
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 vulnerabilities concerning applets listed above can only be triggered in java-1.5.0-bea, by calling the "appletviewer" application.
Users of java-1.5.0-bea are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat update web application Java JRE

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1187 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1193 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1194 https://www.oracle.com/java/weblogic/ https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm
ia64: java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0244-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0244.html
Issue date: 2008-04-28

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-bea packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 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 moderate Red Hat update web application Java JRE

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Bugs Fixed

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

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

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