Issued:
2007-08-07
Updated:
2007-08-07

RHSA-2007:0829 - Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update

Synopsis

Critical: java-1.5.0-ibm security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Critical

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that correct several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and 5 Supplementary.

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

Description

IBM's 1.5.0 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, allowing it to 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 Java Runtime Environment image handling code 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-2007-2788, CVE-2007-2789, 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)

The Javadoc tool was able to generate HTML documentation pages that contained cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. A remote attacker could use this to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2007-3503)

The Java Web Start URL parsing component contains a buffer overflow vulnerability within the parsing code for JNLP files. A remote attacker could create a malicious JNLP file that could trigger this flaw and execute arbitrary code when opened. (CVE-2007-3655)

A flaw was found in the applet class loader. An untrusted applet could use this flaw to circumvent network access restrictions, possibly connecting to services hosted on the machine that executed the applet. (CVE-2007-3922)

All users of java-ibm-1.5.0 should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain IBM's 1.5.0 SR5a Java release that resolves these issues.

Solution

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

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory only contains the desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian4ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems4s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server4i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop4i386

Updated Packages

  • java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-src-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.i386.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-devel-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.s390x.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.ppc.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • java-1.5.0-ibm-demo-1.5.0.5-1jpp.0.1.el5.x86_64.rpm

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