Issued:

2008-04-28

Updated:

2008-04-28

RHSA-2008:0244 - Moderate: java-1.5.0-bea security update

Synopsis

Moderate: java-1.5.0-bea security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-bea 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 moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Description

The BEA WebLogic JRockit 1.5.0_14 JRE and SDK contain BEA WebLogic JRockit Virtual Machine 1.5.0_14, and are certified for the Java 5 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.5.0.

A flaw was found in the Java XSLT processing classes. An untrusted application or applet could cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1187)

A flaw was found in the JRE image parsing libraries. An untrusted application or applet could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1193)

A flaw was found in the JRE color management library. An untrusted application or applet could trigger a denial of service (JVM crash). (CVE-2008-1194)

The vulnerabilities concerning applets listed above can only be triggered in java-1.5.0-bea, by calling the "appletviewer" application.

Users of java-1.5.0-bea are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve 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-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-missioncontrol-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-missioncontrol-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.ia64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
• java-1.5.0-bea-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i686.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 436030
• This content is not included.BZ - 436296

CVEs

• CVE-2008-1194
• CVE-2008-1193
• CVE-2008-1187

References

• Content from dev2dev.bea.com is not included.Content from dev2dev.bea.com is not included.http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277
• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

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.