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Red Hat 5 RHSA-2008:0245-01 Moderate Java Security Update

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Calendar Grey April 28, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential security patch released for java-1.6.0-bea on Red Hat, targeting severe security vulnerabilities. Installation advised.
Updated java-1.6.0-bea packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary

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 1.6.0_03 JRE and SDK contain BEA WebLogic JRockit Virtual Machine 1.6.0_03, and are certified for the Java 6 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.6.0.
The Java XML parsing code processed external entity references even when the "external general entities" property was set to "FALSE". This allowed remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks, possibly causing a denial of service, or gaining access to restricted resources. (CVE-2008-0628)
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 possible 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-1.6.0-bea, by calling the "appletviewer" application.
Users of java-1.6.0-bea are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat DoS moderate impact Java update Java SDK XML attack

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0628 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

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386: java-1.6.0-bea-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-demo-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-devel-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-jdbc-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-missioncontrol-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-src-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-bea-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-demo-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-devel-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-jdbc-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-missioncontrol-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-src-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386: java-1.6.0-bea-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-demo-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-devel-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-jdbc-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-missioncontrol-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-src-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm
x86_64: java-1.6.0-bea-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-demo-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-devel-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm java-1.6.0-bea-jdbc-1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0245-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0245.html
Issue date: 2008-04-28

Topic

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

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

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat DoS moderate impact Java update Java SDK XML attack

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

Bugs Fixed

431416 - CVE-2008-0628 java-1.6.0 default external entity processing

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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