The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2013:0196 advisory.

    An attack technique against the W3C XML Encryption Standard when block     ciphers were used in CBC mode could allow a remote attacker to conduct     chosen-ciphertext attacks, leading to the recovery of the entire plain text     of a particular cryptogram. (CVE-2011-1096)

    JBoss Web Services leaked side-channel data when distributing symmetric     keys (for XML encryption), allowing a remote attacker to recover the entire     plain text form of a symmetric key. (CVE-2011-2487)

    Spring framework could possibly evaluate Expression Language (EL)     expressions twice, allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in     the context of the application server, or to obtain sensitive information     from the server. Manual action is required to apply this fix. Refer to the     Solution section. (CVE-2011-2730)

    Apache CXF checked to ensure XML elements were signed or encrypted by a     Supporting Token, but not whether the correct token was used. A remote     attacker could transmit confidential information without the appropriate     security, and potentially circumvent access controls on web services     exposed via Apache CXF. Refer to the Solution section for details.
    (CVE-2012-2379)

    When an application used FORM authentication, along with another component     that calls request.setUserPrincipal() before the call to     FormAuthenticator#authenticate() (such as the Single-Sign-On valve), it was     possible to bypass the security constraint checks in the FORM authenticator     by appending /j_security_check to the end of a URL. (CVE-2012-3546)

    The JMX Console was vulnerable to CSRF attacks, allowing a remote attacker     to hijack the authenticated JMX Console session of an administrator.
    (CVE-2011-2908)

    An XSS flaw allowed a remote attacker to perform an XSS attack against     victims using the JMX Console. (CVE-2011-4575)

    SecurityAssociation.getCredential() returned the previous credential if     no security context was provided. Depending on the deployed applications,     this could possibly allow a remote attacker to hijack the credentials of a     previously-authenticated user. (CVE-2012-3370)

    Configuring the JMX Invoker to restrict access to users with specific     roles did not actually restrict access, allowing remote attackers with     valid JMX Invoker credentials to perform JMX operations accessible to     roles they are not a member of. (CVE-2012-5478)

    twiddle.sh accepted credentials as command line arguments, allowing local     users to view them via a process listing. (CVE-2009-5066)

    NonManagedConnectionFactory logged the username and password in plain text     when an exception was thrown. This could lead to the exposure of     authentication credentials if local users had permissions to read the log     file. (CVE-2012-0034)

    The JMXInvokerHAServlet and EJBInvokerHAServlet invoker servlets allow     unauthenticated access by default in some profiles. The security     interceptor's second layer of authentication prevented direct exploitation     of this flaw. If the interceptor was misconfigured or inadvertently     disabled, this flaw could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context     of the user running the JBoss server. (CVE-2012-0874)

    The JGroups diagnostics service was enabled with no authentication when a     JGroups channel was started, allowing attackers on the adjacent network to     read diagnostic information. (CVE-2012-2377)

    CallerIdentityLoginModule retained the password from the previous call if a     null password was provided. In non-default configurations this could     possibly lead to a remote attacker hijacking a previously-authenticated     user's session. (CVE-2012-3369)

    Red Hat would like to thank Juraj Somorovsky of Ruhr-University Bochum for     reporting CVE-2011-1096 and CVE-2011-2487; the Apache CXF project for     reporting CVE-2012-2379; and Tyler Krpata for reporting CVE-2011-4575.
    CVE-2012-3370 and CVE-2012-3369 were discovered by Carlo de Wolf of Red     Hat; CVE-2012-5478 discovered by Derek Horton of Red Hat; CVE-2012-0874     discovered by David Jorm of Red Hat; and CVE-2012-2377 was discovered by     Red Hat.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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RHEL 5 : JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 update (Important) (RHSA-2013:0196)

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