Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages to correct a set of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
IBM’s 1.4.2 SR9 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
A security vulnerability in the Java Web Start component was discovered. An untrusted application could elevate it’s privileges and read and write local files that are accessible to the user running the Java Web Start application. (CVE-2007-2435)
A buffer overflow in the image code JRE was found. An untrusted applet or application could use this flaw to elevate its privileges and potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running the java virtual machine. (CVE-2007-3004)
An unspecified vulnerability was discovered in the Java Runtime Environment. An untrusted applet or application could cause the java virtual machine to become unresponsive. (CVE-2007-3005)
All users of java-1.4.2-ibm should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain IBM’s 1.4.2 SR9 Java release that resolves these issues.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2007:0817. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(40705);
script_version("1.23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2007-2435", "CVE-2007-2788", "CVE-2007-2789");
script_bugtraq_id(24004);
script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2007:0817");
script_name(english:"RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : java-1.4.2-ibm (RHSA-2007:0817)");
script_summary(english:"Checks the rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages to correct a set of security issues
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4 Extras and Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.
IBM's 1.4.2 SR9 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
A security vulnerability in the Java Web Start component was
discovered. An untrusted application could elevate it's privileges and
read and write local files that are accessible to the user running the
Java Web Start application. (CVE-2007-2435)
A buffer overflow in the image code JRE was found. An untrusted applet
or application could use this flaw to elevate its privileges and
potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running the java
virtual machine. (CVE-2007-3004)
An unspecified vulnerability was discovered in the Java Runtime
Environment. An untrusted applet or application could cause the java
virtual machine to become unresponsive. (CVE-2007-3005)
All users of java-1.4.2-ibm should upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain IBM's 1.4.2 SR9 Java release that resolves these issues."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2435"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2788"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2789"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0817"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(189, 264, 399);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-demo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-devel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-src");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/05/02");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/08/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/08/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Red Hat" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Red Hat Enterprise Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Red Hat");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(3|4|5)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Red Hat 3.x / 4.x / 5.x", "Red Hat " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "s390" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Red Hat", cpu);
yum_updateinfo = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/yum-updateinfo");
if (!empty_or_null(yum_updateinfo))
{
rhsa = "RHSA-2007:0817";
yum_report = redhat_generate_yum_updateinfo_report(rhsa:rhsa);
if (!empty_or_null(yum_report))
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : yum_report
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
audit_message = "affected by Red Hat security advisory " + rhsa;
audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, audit_message);
}
}
else
{
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", cpu:"s390", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL3", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"s390", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL4", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-demo-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"s390", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", cpu:"i386", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"RHEL5", reference:"java-1.4.2-ibm-src-1.4.2.9-1jpp.1.el5")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_package_caveat()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "java-1.4.2-ibm / java-1.4.2-ibm-demo / java-1.4.2-ibm-devel / etc");
}
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
redhat | enterprise_linux | java-1.4.2-ibm | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm |
redhat | enterprise_linux | java-1.4.2-ibm-demo | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-demo |
redhat | enterprise_linux | java-1.4.2-ibm-devel | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-devel |
redhat | enterprise_linux | java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-javacomm |
redhat | enterprise_linux | java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-jdbc |
redhat | enterprise_linux | java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-plugin |
redhat | enterprise_linux | java-1.4.2-ibm-src | p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:java-1.4.2-ibm-src |
redhat | enterprise_linux | 3 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3 |
redhat | enterprise_linux | 4 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4 |
redhat | enterprise_linux | 5 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2435
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2788
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2789
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0817
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2435
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2788
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2789