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SUSE: 2014:0902-1 Important: Struts Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey July 16, 2014
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Summary

Apache Struts was updated to fix a security issue: * CVE-2014-0114: The ActionForm object in Apache Struts 1.x through 1.3.10 allows remote attackers to "manipulate" the ClassLoader and execute arbitrary code via the class parameter, which is passed to the getClass method. Security Issue reference: * CVE-2014-0114 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Manager Server: zypper in -t patch sleman21-struts-9423 - SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sleman17sp2-struts-9422 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3: zypper in -t patch sdksp3-struts-9423

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References

#875455

Cross- CVE-2014-0114

Affected Products:

SUSE Manager Server

SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0114.html

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login?sid=0

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0902-1
Rating: important

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