Critical: java-1.5.0-sun security update

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.

Flaws in the JRE allowed an untrusted application or applet to elevate its
privileges. This could be exploited by a remote attacker to access local
files or execute local applications accessible to the user running the JRE
(CVE-2008-1185, CVE-2008-1186)

A flaw was found in the Java XSLT processing classes. An untrusted
application or applet could cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1187)

Several buffer overflow flaws were found in Java Web Start (JWS). An
untrusted JNLP application could access local files or execute local
applications accessible to the user running the JRE.
(CVE-2008-1188, CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191, CVE-2008-1196)

A flaw was found in the Java Plug-in. A remote attacker could bypass the
same origin policy, executing arbitrary code with the permissions of the
user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1192)

A flaw was found in the JRE image parsing libraries. An untrusted
application or applet could cause a denial of service, or possible execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the JRE.
(CVE-2008-1193)

A flaw was found in the JRE color management library. An untrusted
application or applet could trigger a denial of service (JVM crash).
(CVE-2008-1194)

The JRE allowed untrusted JavaScript code to create local network
connections by the use of Java APIs. A remote attacker could use these
flaws to acesss local network services. (CVE-2008-1195)

This update also fixes an issue where the Java Plug-in is not available for
browser use after successful installation.

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

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

436029 - CVE-2008-1185 Untrusted applet and application privilege escalation (CVE-2008-1186)
436030 - CVE-2008-1187 Untrusted applet and application XSLT processing privilege escalation
436293 - CVE-2008-1188 Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start (CVE-2008-1189, CVE-2008-1190, CVE-2008-1191)
436295 - CVE-2008-1192 Java Plugin same-origin-policy bypass
436296 - CVE-2008-1193 JRE image parsing library allows privilege escalation (CVE-2008-1194)
436299 - CVE-2008-1195 Java-API calls in untrusted Javascript allow network privilege escalation
436302 - CVE-2008-1196 Buffer overflow security vulnerabilities in Java Web Start

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1185
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1186
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1187
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1188
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1189
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1190
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1192
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1193
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1194
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1195
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1196
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233321-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233322-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233323-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233324-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233325-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233326-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-233327-1
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