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Scientific Linux Security Update : java-1.7.0-openjdk on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160421)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 90674

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - Multiple flaws were discovered in the Serialization and Hotspot components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to completely bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
 (CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687)

 - It was discovered that the RMI server implementation in the JMX component in OpenJDK did not restrict which classes can be deserialized when deserializing authentication credentials. A remote, unauthenticated attacker able to connect to a JMX port could possibly use this flaw to trigger deserialization flaws.
 (CVE-2016-3427)

 - It was discovered that the JAXP component in OpenJDK failed to properly handle Unicode surrogate pairs used as part of the XML attribute values. Specially crafted XML input could cause a Java application to use an excessive amount of memory when parsed. (CVE-2016-3425)

 - It was discovered that the Security component in OpenJDK failed to check the digest algorithm strength when generating DSA signatures. The use of a digest weaker than the key strength could lead to the generation of signatures that were weaker than expected.
 (CVE-2016-0695)

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5a8aa4bf

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 90674

File Name: sl_20160421_java_1_7_0_openjdk_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 2.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/22/2016

Updated: 5/14/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-src, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0686, CVE-2016-0687, CVE-2016-0695, CVE-2016-3425, CVE-2016-3427