RHEL 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2012:1485) (ROBOT)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 64063

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. This is the last update of these packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 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.

IBM J2SE version 1.4.2 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-1531, CVE-2012-3216, CVE-2012-4820, CVE-2012-4822, CVE-2012-5073, CVE-2012-5079, CVE-2012-5081, CVE-2012-5083, CVE-2012-5084)

This is the last update of the java-1.4.2-ibm packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. Customers are advised to migrate to later versions of Java at this time. More current versions of IBM Java SE continue to be available via the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary channel. Customers should also consider OpenJDK which is the default Java development and runtime environment in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In cases where it is not feasible to move to a later version of supported Java, customers are advised to contact IBM to evaluate other options.

All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM J2SE 1.4.2 SR13-FP14 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1485

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5084

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5079

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5081

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3216

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5073

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1531

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5083

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4820

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4822

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-1475

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 64063

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2012-1485.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/24/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-src, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1531, CVE-2012-3216, CVE-2012-4820, CVE-2012-4822, CVE-2012-5073, CVE-2012-5079, CVE-2012-5081, CVE-2012-5083, CVE-2012-5084, CVE-2013-1475

BID: 55495, 56025, 56033, 56063, 56071, 56075, 56080, 56082

RHSA: 2012:1485