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Red Hat 5 Moderate Advisory: RHSA-2013:0683-01 Axis Security Fix

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Calendar Grey March 25, 2013
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat has issued axis security patches for RHEL 5 dealing with a notable security concern. Update promptly to guarantee safety.
Updated axis packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

Apache Axis is an implementation of SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol). It can be used to build both web service clients and servers.
Apache Axis did not verify that the server hostname matched the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field in X.509 certificates. This could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof an SSL server if they had a certificate that was valid for any domain name. (CVE-2012-5784)
All users of axis are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. Applications using Apache Axis must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux man-in-the-middle axis Apache Axis

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5784 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: axis-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: axis-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.x86_64.rpm axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm axis-javadoc-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm axis-manual-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.x86_64.rpm axis-javadoc-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.x86_64.rpm axis-manual-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: axis-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm axis-javadoc-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm axis-manual-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.i386.rpm
ia64: axis-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ia64.rpm axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ia64.rpm axis-javadoc-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ia64.rpm axis-manual-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ppc: axis-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ppc.rpm axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ppc.rpm axis-javadoc-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ppc.rpm axis-manual-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.ppc.rpm
s390x: axis-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.s390x.rpm axis-debuginfo-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.s390x.rpm axis-javadoc-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.s390x.rpm axis-manual-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.s390x.rpm
x86_64: axis-1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0683-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0683.html
Issue date: 2013-03-25

Topic

Updated axis packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux man-in-the-middle axis Apache Axis

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

873252 - CVE-2012-5784 axis: Does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's CN or subjectAltName field of the x.509 certificate

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