- Issued:
- 2013-09-30
- Updated:
- 2013-09-30
RHSA-2013:1374 - Moderate: jboss-remoting security update
Synopsis
Moderate: jboss-remoting security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
An update for the JBoss Remoting component of Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 GA that fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Description
JBoss Remoting is a framework for building distributed applications in Java.
A denial of service flaw was found in the implementation of the org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread class in JBoss Remoting. An attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available file descriptors on the target server, preventing legitimate connections. Note that to exploit this flaw remotely, the remoting port must be exposed directly or indirectly (for example, deploying a public facing application that uses JBoss Remoting could indirectly expose this flaw). (CVE-2013-4210)
This issue was discovered by James Livingston of the Red Hat Support Engineering Group.
All users of Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 GA as provided from the Red Hat Customer Portal are advised to apply this update.
Solution
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update). Before applying the update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform installation (including its databases, applications, configuration files, and so on).
Note that it is recommended to halt the Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform server by stopping the JBoss Application Server process before installing this update, and then after installing the update, restart the Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform server by starting the JBoss Application Server process.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Middleware | Text-Only Advisories | x86_64 |
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
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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.