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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882269
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for jakarta-taglibs-standard CESA-2015:1695 centos7
Summary:Check the version of jakarta-taglibs-standard
Description:Summary:
Check the version of jakarta-taglibs-standard

Vulnerability Insight:
jakarta-taglibs-standard is the Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL).
This library is used in conjunction with Tomcat and Java Server Pages
(JSP).

It was found that the Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL) allowed the
processing of untrusted XML documents to utilize external entity
references, which could access resources on the host system and,
potentially, allowing arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2015-0254)

Note: jakarta-taglibs-standard users may need to take additional steps
after applying this update. Detailed instructions on the additional steps
can be at the linked references.

All jakarta-taglibs-standard users are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to the linked article.

5. Bugs fixed:

1198606 - CVE-2015-0254 jakarta-taglibs-standard: XXE and RCE via XSL extension in JSTL XML tags

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm
jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm
jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm
jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm
jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.1-11.7.el6_7.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

Source:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.2-14.el7_1.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.2-14.el7_1.noarch.rpm
jakarta-taglibs-standard-javadoc-1.1.2-14.el7_1.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

Source:
jakarta-taglibs-standard-1.1.2-14.el7_1.src.rpm

noarc ...

Description truncated, please see the referenced URL(s) for more information.

Affected Software/OS:
jakarta-taglibs-standard on CentOS 7

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-0254
BugTraq ID: 72809
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72809
Bugtraq: 20150227 [SECURITY] CVE-2015-0254 XXE and RCE via XSL extension in JSTL XML tags (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534772/100/0/threaded
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130575/Apache-Standard-Taglibs-1.2.1-XXE-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc1686f6196bb9063bf26577a21b8033c19c1a30e5a9159869c8f3d38@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6c93d8ade3788dbc00f5a37238bc278e7d859f2446b885460783a16f@%3Cpluto-dev.portals.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf1179e6971bc46f0f68879a9a10cc97ad4424451b0889aeef04c8077@%3Cpluto-scm.portals.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8a20e48acb2a40be5130df91cf9d39d8ad93181989413d4abcaa4914@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f8e0814e11c7f21f42224b6de111cb3f5e5ab5c15b78924c516d4ec2@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfc2bfd99c340dafd501676693cd889c1f9f838b97bdd0776a8f5557d@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3b72cbb13e1dfe85c4a06959a3b6ca6d939b407ecca80db12b54220@%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tomcat-taglibs-user/201502.mbox/%3C82207A16-6348-4DEE-877E-F7B87292576A%40apache.org%3E
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1695
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1695.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1376
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1838
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1838.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1839
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1839.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1840
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1840.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1841
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1841.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034934
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1751 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00033.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2551-1
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