RHEL 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2012:0006) (BEAST)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 57464

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

The IBM Java SE version 1.4.2 release includes the IBM Java 1.4.2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 1.4.2 Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java 1.4.2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 1.4.2 Software Development Kit.
Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM 'Security alerts' page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2011-3389, CVE-2011-3545, CVE-2011-3547, CVE-2011-3548, CVE-2011-3549, CVE-2011-3552, CVE-2011-3556, CVE-2011-3557, CVE-2011-3560)

All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM Java 1.4.2 SR13-FP11 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 57464

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2012-0006.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 1/10/2012

Updated: 12/5/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

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

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:4, 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: 1/9/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/6/2011

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Java RMI Server Insecure Default Configuration Java Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3389, CVE-2011-3545, CVE-2011-3547, CVE-2011-3548, CVE-2011-3549, CVE-2011-3552, CVE-2011-3556, CVE-2011-3557, CVE-2011-3560

BID: 49388, 49778, 50211, 50220, 50223, 50231, 50234, 50236, 50243, 50248

RHSA: 2012:0006

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