RHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.5.0-bea (RHSA-2008:0244)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40721

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated java-1.5.0-bea 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 moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The BEA WebLogic JRockit 1.5.0_14 JRE and SDK contain BEA WebLogic JRockit Virtual Machine 1.5.0_14, and are certified for the Java 5 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.5.0.

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 possibly 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-1.5.0-bea, by calling the 'appletviewer' application.

Users of java-1.5.0-bea are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1187

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1193

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1194

http://www.nessus.org/u?7cd88e8d

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0244

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40721

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0244.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-bea, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-bea-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-bea-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-bea-missioncontrol, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-bea-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1187, CVE-2008-1193, CVE-2008-1194

BID: 28083, 28125

CWE: 264

RHSA: 2008:0244