| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2008:0955.
IBM's 1.4.2 SR12 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime Environment
and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.
Multiple vulnerabilities with unsigned applets were reported. A remote
attacker could misuse an unsigned applet to connect to localhost services
running on the host running the applet. (CVE-2008-3104)
Two file processing vulnerabilities in Java Web Start were found. Using an
untrusted Java Web Start application, a remote attacker was able to create
or delete arbitrary files with the permissions of the user running the
untrusted application. (CVE-2008-3112, CVE-2008-3113)
A vulnerability in Java Web Start when processing untrusted applications
was reported. An attacker was able to acquire sensitive information, such
as the cache location. (CVE-2008-3114)
All users of java-1.4.2-ibm are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain IBM's 1.4.2 SR12 Java release which resolves these
issues.
Solution:
Please note that this update is available via
Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red
Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0955.html
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score:
10.0
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