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CentOS 6 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2012:1221)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 61753
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated java-1.6.0-openjdk packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
These packages provide the OpenJDK 6 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 6 Software Development Kit.
It was discovered that the Beans component in OpenJDK did not perform permission checks properly. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to use classes from restricted packages, allowing it to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2012-1682)
A hardening fix was applied to the AWT component in OpenJDK, removing functionality from the restricted SunToolkit class that was used in combination with other flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
(CVE-2012-0547)
Note: If the web browser plug-in provided by the icedtea-web package was installed, the issues exposed via Java applets could have been exploited without user interaction if a user visited a malicious website.
This erratum also upgrades the OpenJDK package to IcedTea6 1.11.4.
Refer to the NEWS file, linked to in the References, for further information.
All users of java-1.6.0-openjdk are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues. All running instances of OpenJDK Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected java-1.6.0-openjdk packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 61753
File Name: centos_RHSA-2012-1221.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 9/4/2012
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1682
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.6.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.6.0-openjdk-src
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/30/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0547, CVE-2012-1682
RHSA: 2012:1221