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CentOS 6 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (CESA-2013:0602)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 65162

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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 6.

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.

These packages provide the OpenJDK 7 Java Runtime Environment and the OpenJDK 7 Software Development Kit.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the 2D component handled certain sample model instances. A specially crafted sample model instance could cause Java Virtual Machine memory corruption and, possibly, lead to arbitrary code execution with virtual machine privileges. (CVE-2013-0809)

It was discovered that the 2D component did not properly reject certain malformed images. Specially crafted raster parameters could cause Java Virtual Machine memory corruption and, possibly, lead to arbitrary code execution with virtual machine privileges.
(CVE-2013-1493)

Note: If the web browser plug-in provided by the icedtea-web package was installed, the issues exposed via Java applets could have been exploited without user interaction if a user visited a malicious website.

This erratum also upgrades the OpenJDK package to IcedTea7 2.3.8.
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?9434cefd

http://www.nessus.org/u?e60dd11e

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 65162

File Name: centos_RHSA-2013-0602.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/10/2013

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2013-0809

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, 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: 3/8/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2013

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Java CMM Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0809, CVE-2013-1493

BID: 58296

RHSA: 2013:0602