RedHat: Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update
Summary
The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that
users need to run applets and applications written using the Java
programming language.
A vulnerability was found in the Java Management Extensions (JMX)
management agent, when local monitoring is enabled. This allowed remote
attackers to perform illegal operations. (CVE-2008-3103)
Multiple vulnerabilities with unsigned applets were reported. A remote
attacker could misuse an unsigned applet to connect to localhost services
running on the host running the applet. (CVE-2008-3104)
A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) vulnerability could be triggered by an
untrusted application or applet. A remote attacker could grant an untrusted
applet extended privileges such as reading and writing local files, or
executing local programs. (CVE-2008-3107)
Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Java Web Start were reported.
These vulnerabilities may allow an untrusted Java Web Start application to
elevate its privileges and thereby grant itself permission to read and/or
write local files, as well as to execute local applications accessible to
the user running the untrusted application. (CVE-2008-3111)
Two file processing vulnerabilities in Java Web Start were found. A remote
attacker, by means of an untrusted Java Web Start application, was able to
create or delete arbitrary files with the permissions of the user running
the untrusted application. (CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113)
A vulnerability in Java Web Start when processing untrusted applications
was reported. An attacker was able to acquire sensitive information, such
as the cache location. (CVE-2008-3114)
Users of java-1.5.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which
correct 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-2008-3103 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3104 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3107 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3111 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3112 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3113 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3114 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras:
i386:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client):
i386:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server):
i386:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.16-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.16-1jpp.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
Topic
Updated java-1.5.0-sun packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Extras - i386, x86_64
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
452658 - CVE-2008-3107 JDK untrusted applet/application privilege escalation (6661918)
452659 - CVE-2008-3103 OpenJDK JMX allows illegal operations with local monitoring (6332953)
454601 - CVE-2008-3104 Java RE allows Same Origin Policy to be Bypassed (6687932)
454605 - CVE-2008-3111 Java Web Start Buffer overflow vulnerabilities (6557220)
454606 - CVE-2008-3112 Java Web Start, arbitrary file creation (6703909)
454607 - CVE-2008-3113 Java Web Start arbitrary file creation/deletion file with user permissions (6704077)
454608 - CVE-2008-3114 Java Web Start, untrusted application may determine Cache Location (6704074)