RHEL 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2008:0955)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40729

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for java-1.4.2-ibm.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2008:0955 advisory.

- Java RE allows Same Origin Policy to be Bypassed (6687932) (CVE-2008-3104)

- Java Web Start, arbitrary file creation (6703909) (CVE-2008-3112)

- Java Web Start arbitrary file creation/deletion file with user permissions (6704077) (CVE-2008-3113)

- Java Web Start, untrusted application may determine Cache Location (6704074) (CVE-2008-3114)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL java-1.4.2-ibm package based on the guidance in RHSA-2008:0955.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40729

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0955.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 8/24/2009

Updated: 4/21/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3113

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3114

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2008

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3104, CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113, CVE-2008-3114

BID: 30140, 30148

RHSA: 2008:0955

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