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[RHSA-2008:0243-01] Moderate: java-1.4.2-bea security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: java-1.4.2-bea security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0243-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0243.html

Issue date: 2008-04-28

Keywords: Security

CVE Names: CVE-2008-1187

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1. Summary:

 

Updated java-1.4.2-bea packages that fix a security issue are now available

for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras,

and 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:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras - i386, ia64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras - i386, ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras - i386, ia64

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

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

 

3. Description:

 

The BEA WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_16 JRE and SDK contains BEA WebLogic JRockit

Virtual Machine 1.4.2_16 and is certified for the Java 2 Platform, Standard

Edition, v1.4.2.

 

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)

 

Please note: This vulnerability can only be triggered in java-1.4.2-bea by

calling the "appletviewer" application.

 

All java-1.4.2-bea users should upgrade to this updated package which

addresses this vulnerability.

 

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/):

 

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

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

 

ia64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

 

ia64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.i686.rpm

 

ia64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el3.ia64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

ia64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

ia64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

ia64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.4.el4.i686.rpm

 

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-demo-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-missioncontrol-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-src-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-demo-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-missioncontrol-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-src-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

 

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):

 

i386:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-demo-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-missioncontrol-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-src-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

 

ia64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-demo-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-src-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-demo-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-missioncontrol-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

java-1.4.2-bea-src-1.4.2.16-1jpp.2.el5.i686.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-2008-1187

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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