RedHat: Moderate: java-1.6.0-bea security update
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.
Summary
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
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 https://www.oracle.com/java/weblogic/ http://www.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
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
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details on how to verify the signature are available from
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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.
Topic
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)