Issued:

2007-08-06

Updated:

2007-08-06

RHSA-2007:0817 - Critical: java-1.4.2-ibm security update

Synopsis

Critical: java-1.4.2-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Critical

Topic

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages to correct a set of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

IBM's 1.4.2 SR9 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.

A security vulnerability in the Java Web Start component was discovered. An untrusted application could elevate it's privileges and read and write local files that are accessible to the user running the Java Web Start application. (CVE-2007-2435)

A buffer overflow in the image code JRE was found. An untrusted applet or application could use this flaw to elevate its privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running the java virtual machine. (CVE-2007-3004)

An unspecified vulnerability was discovered in the Java Runtime Environment. An untrusted applet or application could cause the java virtual machine to become unresponsive. (CVE-2007-3005)

All users of java-1.4.2-ibm should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain IBM's 1.4.2 SR9 Java release that resolves these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ppc.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ppc.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390x.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390x.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390x.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ppc.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ppc.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ppc.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390x.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.i386.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.ppc.rpm
• java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5.s390.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 239660
• This content is not included.BZ - 242595
• This content is not included.BZ - 250733

CVEs

• CVE-2007-2435
• CVE-2007-2789
• CVE-2007-2788

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.