Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 764
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 764

Red Hat RHSA-2011:0292-01 Moderate Java-1.4.2-ibm DoS Fix

red hat
Calendar Grey February 22, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Cautionary security notice regarding java-1.4.2-ibm distributions for Red Hat SE and EUS, addressing a denial of service vulnerability.
Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP8 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
A denial of service flaw was found in the way certain strings were converted to Double objects. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause Java based applications to hang, for example, if they parsed Double values in a specially-crafted HTTP request. (CVE-2010-4476)
All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP8 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat DoS issue package update Java java-1.4.2-ibm

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4476 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.i386.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc64.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.ppc64.rpm
s390: java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.s390.rpm java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.13.8-1jpp.4.el4.s390.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0292-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0292.html
Issue date: 2011-02-22

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix one security issue are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 5 Supplementary.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat DoS issue package update Java java-1.4.2-ibm

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, x86_64

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

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

Bugs Fixed

674336 - CVE-2010-4476 JDK Double.parseDouble Denial-Of-Service

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Your message here