CentOS 5 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2012:1222)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 61754

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 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important 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)

This erratum also upgrades the OpenJDK package to IcedTea6 1.10.9.
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

http://www.nessus.org/u?315ca813

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 61754

File Name: centos_RHSA-2012-1222.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

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: 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, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, 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

BID: 55336, 55339

RHSA: 2012:1222