RHEL 4 / 5 : java-1.5.0-sun (RHSA-2009:1199)

Critical Nessus Plugin ID 40748

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VPR Score: 6.7

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated java-1.5.0-sun 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 critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The Sun 1.5.0 Java release includes the Sun Java 5 Runtime Environment and the Sun Java 5 Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the Sun Java 5 Runtime Environment and the Sun Java 5 Software Development Kit. These vulnerabilities are summarized on the 'Advance notification of Security Updates for Java SE' page from Sun Microsystems, listed in the References section. (CVE-2009-2475, CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671, CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676, CVE-2009-2689)

Users of java-1.5.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. All running instances of Sun Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2475

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2625

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2670

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2671

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2672

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2673

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2675

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2676

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2689

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2720

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2721

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2722

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2723

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2724

http://www.nessus.org/u?d520449c

http://www.nessus.org/u?28585f6c

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1199

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 40748

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1199.nasl

Version: 1.29

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2009/08/24

Updated: 2019/10/25

Dependencies: 12634

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Critical

VPR Score: 6.7

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-sun, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-sun-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-sun-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-sun-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.5.0-sun-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.3

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

Exploit Available: false

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2009/08/06

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2009/08/05

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2475, CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671, CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676, CVE-2009-2689, CVE-2009-2720, CVE-2009-2721, CVE-2009-2722, CVE-2009-2723, CVE-2009-2724, CVE-2009-3403

BID: 35671, 35922, 35939, 35942, 35943, 35944, 35946, 35958

RHSA: 2009:1199

CWE: 200, 264, 362