RHEL 5 / 6 : java-1.6.0-ibm (RHSA-2013:0823)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 66440

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VPR Score: 9

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated java-1.6.0-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 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.

IBM Java SE version 6 includes the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the IBM Java Runtime Environment and the IBM Java Software Development Kit. Detailed vulnerability descriptions are linked from the IBM Security alerts page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-0401, CVE-2013-1491, CVE-2013-1537, CVE-2013-1540, CVE-2013-1557, CVE-2013-1563, CVE-2013-1569, CVE-2013-2383, CVE-2013-2384, CVE-2013-2394, CVE-2013-2417, CVE-2013-2418, CVE-2013-2419, CVE-2013-2420, CVE-2013-2422, CVE-2013-2424, CVE-2013-2429, CVE-2013-2430, CVE-2013-2432, CVE-2013-2433, CVE-2013-2435, CVE-2013-2440)

All users of java-1.6.0-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, containing the IBM Java SE 6 SR13-FP2 release. All running instances of IBM Java must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 66440

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2013-0823.nasl

Version: 1.34

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 5/15/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Dependencies: 12634

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Critical

VPR Score: 9

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

Temporal Vector: E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-accessibility, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-demo, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-javacomm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-jdbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.6.0-ibm-src, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.9, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.5

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: 5/14/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2013

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-0169, CVE-2013-0401, CVE-2013-1491, CVE-2013-1537, CVE-2013-1540, CVE-2013-1557, CVE-2013-1563, CVE-2013-1569, CVE-2013-2383, CVE-2013-2384, CVE-2013-2394, CVE-2013-2417, CVE-2013-2418, CVE-2013-2419, CVE-2013-2420, CVE-2013-2422, CVE-2013-2424, CVE-2013-2429, CVE-2013-2430, CVE-2013-2432, CVE-2013-2433, CVE-2013-2435, CVE-2013-2440

BID: 57778, 58493, 58507, 59089, 59124, 59131, 59145, 59149, 59154, 59159, 59166, 59167, 59170, 59172, 59179, 59184, 59187, 59190, 59194, 59208, 59220, 59228, 59243

RHSA: 2013:0823