RHEL 6 : java-1.7.0-oracle (RHSA-2012:1225)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 61770

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.

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.

The Oracle Java 7 release includes the Oracle Java 7 Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java 7 Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java 7 Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java 7 Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Java SE Security Alert page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-4681, CVE-2012-1682, CVE-2012-3136, CVE-2012-0547)

Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for CVE-2012-4681 is available that executes code without user interaction when a user visits a malicious web page using a browser with the Oracle Java 7 web browser plug-in enabled.

All users of java-1.7.0-oracle are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which provide Oracle Java 7 Update 7 and resolve these issues. All running instances of Oracle Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 61770

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2012-1225.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 9/4/2012

Updated: 3/8/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4681

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2012

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/24/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Java 7 Applet Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0547, CVE-2012-1682, CVE-2012-3136, CVE-2012-4681

BID: 55213, 55336, 55337, 55339

RHSA: 2012:1225

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