[RHSA-2008:0245-01] Moderate: java-1.6.0-bea security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: java-1.6.0-bea security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0245-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0245.html

Issue date: 2008-04-28

CVE Names: CVE-2008-0628 CVE-2008-1187 CVE-2008-1193

CVE-2008-1194

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1. Summary:

 

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.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

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

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

 

3. Description:

 

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.

 

4. 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

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

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)

 

6. 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

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

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0628

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1187

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1193

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1194

http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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