Synopsis

Important: java-1.5.0-sun security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Important

Topic

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 important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

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

A flaw in the applet caching mechanism of the Java Runtime Environment
(JRE) did not correctly process the creation of network connections. A
remote attacker could use this flaw to create connections to
services on machines other than the one that the applet was downloaded
from. (CVE-2007-5232)

Multiple vulnerabilities existed in Java Web Start allowing an untrusted
application to determine the location of the Java Web Start cache.
(CVE-2007-5238)

Untrusted Java Web Start Applications or Java Applets were able to drag and
drop a file to a Desktop Application. A user-assisted remote attacker could
use this flaw to move or copy arbitrary files. (CVE-2007-5239)

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) allowed untrusted Java Applets or
applications to display oversized Windows. This could be used by remote
attackers to hide security warning banners. (CVE-2007-5240)

Unsigned Java Applets communicating via a HTTP proxy could allow a remote
attacker to violate the Java security model. A cached, malicious Applet
could create network connections to services on other machines.
(CVE-2007-5273)

Unsigned Applets loaded with Mozilla Firefox or Opera browsers allowed
remote attackers to violate the Java security model. A cached, malicious
Applet could create network connections to services on other machines.
(CVE-2007-5274)

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux a Java Web Start application requesting
elevated permissions is only started automatically when signed with a
trusted code signing certificate and otherwise requires user confirmation
to access privileged resources.

All users of java-sun-1.5.0 should upgrade to these packages, which contain
Sun Java 1.5.0 Update 13 that corrects these issues.

Please note that during our quality testing we discovered that the Java
browser plug-in may not function perfectly when visiting some sites that
make use of multiple applets on a single HTML page. We have verified that
this issue is not due to our packaging and affects Sun Java 1.5.0 Update 13.

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

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 321951 - CVE-2007-5232 Security Vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment With Applet Caching
• BZ - 321961 - CVE-2007-5238 Vulnerabilities in Java Web Start allow to determine the location of the Java Web Start cache
• BZ - 321981 - CVE-2007-5239 Untrusted Application or Applet May Move or Copy Arbitrary Files
• BZ - 321991 - CVE-2007-5240 Applets or Applications are allowed to display an oversized window
• BZ - 324351 - CVE-2007-5273 Anti-DNS Pinning and Java Applets with HTTP proxy
• BZ - 324361 - CVE-2007-5274 Anti-DNS Pinning and Java Applets with Opera and Firefox

CVEs

• CVE-2007-5238
• CVE-2007-5239
• CVE-2007-5232
• CVE-2007-5274
• CVE-2007-5273
• CVE-2007-5240
• CVE-2007-5689

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

This erratum does not contain any packages.