openSUSE Security Update : java-1_5_0-sun (java-1_5_0-sun-375)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 39997

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The version update to SUN Java 1.5.0u17 fixes numerous security issues such as privilege escalations. (CVE-2008-5360, CVE-2008-5359, CVE-2008-5358, CVE-2008-5357, CVE-2008-5356, CVE-2008-5344, CVE-2008-5343, CVE-2008-5342, CVE-2008-5341, CVE-2008-5340, CVE-2008-5339, CVE-2008-2086, CVE-2008-5355, CVE-2008-5354, CVE-2008-5353, CVE-2008-5352, CVE-2008-5351, CVE-2008-5350, CVE-2008-5349, CVE-2008-5348, CVE-2008-5347, CVE-2008-5345, CVE-2008-5346)

Solution

Update the affected java-1_5_0-sun packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456770

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 39997

File Name: suse_11_0_java-1_5_0-sun-081217.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_5_0-sun, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_5_0-sun-alsa, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_5_0-sun-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_5_0-sun-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_5_0-sun-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_5_0-sun-plugin, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:java-1_5_0-sun-src, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2008

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Core Impact

Metasploit (Sun Java Calendar Deserialization Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2086, CVE-2008-5339, CVE-2008-5340, CVE-2008-5341, CVE-2008-5342, CVE-2008-5343, CVE-2008-5344, CVE-2008-5345, CVE-2008-5346, CVE-2008-5347, CVE-2008-5348, CVE-2008-5349, CVE-2008-5350, CVE-2008-5351, CVE-2008-5352, CVE-2008-5353, CVE-2008-5354, CVE-2008-5355, CVE-2008-5356, CVE-2008-5357, CVE-2008-5358, CVE-2008-5359, CVE-2008-5360

CWE: 119, 189, 200, 264, 287, 94