RHEL 5 / 6 : java-1.7.0-oracle (RHSA-2013:0156)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 63534

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated java-1.7.0-oracle packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 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.

Oracle Java SE version 7 includes the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes two vulnerabilities in the Oracle Java Runtime Environment and the Oracle Java Software Development Kit. Further information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Security Alert page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-3174, CVE-2013-0422)

Red Hat is aware that a public exploit for CVE-2013-0422 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 11 and resolve these issues. All running instances of Oracle Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-3174.html

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0422.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0156.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 63534

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2013-0156.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/15/2013

Updated: 5/25/2022

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: 9.8

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-2013-0422

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-src, 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, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx

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: 1/14/2013

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/15/2022

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Java Applet JMX Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3174, CVE-2013-0422

BID: 57246, 57312

RHSA: 2013:0156