Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2008:0123-4
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Critical
Issued on:	2008-02-12
Last updated on:	2008-02-12
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client) RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server) RHEL Supplementary EUS (v. 5.1.z server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4.6.z)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20080123.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2008-0657

Details

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 Java Runtime Environment (JRE) contains the software and tools that
users need to run applets and applications written using the Java
programming language.

These updated java-1.5.0-sun packages resolve the following security issues:

Two vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment allowed an untrusted
application or applet to elevate the assigned privileges. This could be
misused by a malicious website to read and write local files or execute
local applications in the context of the user running the Java process.
(CVE-2008-0657)

Users of java-1.5.0-sun should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`e3ccf43ff7aece7ebcc22f6a06c30ac4`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`358ce4260cb4bef0a3c095ea65fcd7b7`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`94ef8907c114dfff36e7941dd6842946`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`2d127eed166c41edd631d5f41f5c6059`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`46325c0dd1ecd514d2a07fbff00b2453`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`937264c4c6c5bedd9d6f38de0be79ffa`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`a6e310113f8c81112e4ec2dd64b97265`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`16cf61a225b52e3f2665d0767e514bbc`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`74511b10387b462c87a6433436558542`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`14a38c8c933369db923958e0303af8b5`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`46325c0dd1ecd514d2a07fbff00b2453`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`1ad6e6c1b20650e407d7fb4811ef7016`

RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`e3ccf43ff7aece7ebcc22f6a06c30ac4`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`358ce4260cb4bef0a3c095ea65fcd7b7`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`94ef8907c114dfff36e7941dd6842946`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`2d127eed166c41edd631d5f41f5c6059`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`46325c0dd1ecd514d2a07fbff00b2453`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`937264c4c6c5bedd9d6f38de0be79ffa`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`a6e310113f8c81112e4ec2dd64b97265`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`16cf61a225b52e3f2665d0767e514bbc`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`74511b10387b462c87a6433436558542`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`14a38c8c933369db923958e0303af8b5`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`46325c0dd1ecd514d2a07fbff00b2453`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`1ad6e6c1b20650e407d7fb4811ef7016`

RHEL Supplementary EUS (v. 5.1.z server)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`e3ccf43ff7aece7ebcc22f6a06c30ac4`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`358ce4260cb4bef0a3c095ea65fcd7b7`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`94ef8907c114dfff36e7941dd6842946`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`2d127eed166c41edd631d5f41f5c6059`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`46325c0dd1ecd514d2a07fbff00b2453`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`937264c4c6c5bedd9d6f38de0be79ffa`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`a6e310113f8c81112e4ec2dd64b97265`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`16cf61a225b52e3f2665d0767e514bbc`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`74511b10387b462c87a6433436558542`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`14a38c8c933369db923958e0303af8b5`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`46325c0dd1ecd514d2a07fbff00b2453`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0186	`1ad6e6c1b20650e407d7fb4811ef7016`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`5ad46cb20bd83992aa6332a14e2bbe7c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`5ad46cb20bd83992aa6332a14e2bbe7c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`5ad46cb20bd83992aa6332a14e2bbe7c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`5ad46cb20bd83992aa6332a14e2bbe7c`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`740f3209e21282e35fa7f331bf2fcaea`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`740f3209e21282e35fa7f331bf2fcaea`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`740f3209e21282e35fa7f331bf2fcaea`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`740f3209e21282e35fa7f331bf2fcaea`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`f5a9b974c824a725edd6d3fc4c786f7f`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`f5a9b974c824a725edd6d3fc4c786f7f`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`f5a9b974c824a725edd6d3fc4c786f7f`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`f5a9b974c824a725edd6d3fc4c786f7f`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`87f2305ab87601118a776aa8f5c1b118`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`87f2305ab87601118a776aa8f5c1b118`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`87f2305ab87601118a776aa8f5c1b118`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`87f2305ab87601118a776aa8f5c1b118`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`43aa8331142722c94de259e7f2613561`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`43aa8331142722c94de259e7f2613561`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`43aa8331142722c94de259e7f2613561`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`43aa8331142722c94de259e7f2613561`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`36da23dd98f181c5536fc0018fed725e`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`36da23dd98f181c5536fc0018fed725e`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`36da23dd98f181c5536fc0018fed725e`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`36da23dd98f181c5536fc0018fed725e`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`44015e971c10e9b14ea6b6123750bd54`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`44015e971c10e9b14ea6b6123750bd54`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`44015e971c10e9b14ea6b6123750bd54`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`44015e971c10e9b14ea6b6123750bd54`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`497005d168d5de4ca8fb86c249e5a3a3`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`497005d168d5de4ca8fb86c249e5a3a3`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`497005d168d5de4ca8fb86c249e5a3a3`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`497005d168d5de4ca8fb86c249e5a3a3`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`6c4e2af8a95812b5f75bfd116f1b9b8b`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`6c4e2af8a95812b5f75bfd116f1b9b8b`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`6c4e2af8a95812b5f75bfd116f1b9b8b`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`6c4e2af8a95812b5f75bfd116f1b9b8b`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`4520a93c807cc135d0ca079a8d9d1127`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`4520a93c807cc135d0ca079a8d9d1127`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`4520a93c807cc135d0ca079a8d9d1127`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`4520a93c807cc135d0ca079a8d9d1127`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`13e272c027e9c1773a549dd3641d5570`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`13e272c027e9c1773a549dd3641d5570`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`13e272c027e9c1773a549dd3641d5570`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1571	`13e272c027e9c1773a549dd3641d5570`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 4.6.z)

IA-32:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`5ad46cb20bd83992aa6332a14e2bbe7c`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`5ad46cb20bd83992aa6332a14e2bbe7c`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`740f3209e21282e35fa7f331bf2fcaea`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`740f3209e21282e35fa7f331bf2fcaea`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`f5a9b974c824a725edd6d3fc4c786f7f`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`f5a9b974c824a725edd6d3fc4c786f7f`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`87f2305ab87601118a776aa8f5c1b118`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`87f2305ab87601118a776aa8f5c1b118`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`43aa8331142722c94de259e7f2613561`
java-1.5.0-sun-plugin-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`43aa8331142722c94de259e7f2613561`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`36da23dd98f181c5536fc0018fed725e`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.i586.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`36da23dd98f181c5536fc0018fed725e`

x86_64:
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`44015e971c10e9b14ea6b6123750bd54`
java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`44015e971c10e9b14ea6b6123750bd54`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`497005d168d5de4ca8fb86c249e5a3a3`
java-1.5.0-sun-demo-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`497005d168d5de4ca8fb86c249e5a3a3`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`6c4e2af8a95812b5f75bfd116f1b9b8b`
java-1.5.0-sun-devel-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`6c4e2af8a95812b5f75bfd116f1b9b8b`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`4520a93c807cc135d0ca079a8d9d1127`
java-1.5.0-sun-jdbc-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`4520a93c807cc135d0ca079a8d9d1127`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`13e272c027e9c1773a549dd3641d5570`
java-1.5.0-sun-src-1.5.0.14-1jpp.2.el4.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0595	`13e272c027e9c1773a549dd3641d5570`

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Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

431861 - CVE-2008-0657 java-1.5.0 Privilege escalation via unstrusted applet and application

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0657
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231261-1

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