CentOS 5 / 6 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (CESA-2013:0165)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 63581

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated java-1.7.0-openjdk packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

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 7 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 7 Software Development Kit.

Two improper permission check issues were discovered in the reflection API in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. (CVE-2012-3174, CVE-2013-0422)

This erratum also upgrades the OpenJDK package to IcedTea7 2.3.4.
Refer to the NEWS file, linked to in the References, for further information.

All users of java-1.7.0-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-1.7.0-openjdk packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8227c40e

http://www.nessus.org/u?051e9c91

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 63581

File Name: centos_RHSA-2013-0165.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/17/2013

Updated: 5/25/2022

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.7.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.7.0-openjdk-src, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc

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: 1/16/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2013

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: 2013:0165