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TITLE:
Red Hat update for java-1.5.0-bea

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27203

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27203/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Cross Site Scripting, DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras v. 4
http://secunia.com/product/8743/
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/14052/

DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for java-1.5.0-bea. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting attacks,
cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA25283
SA26631

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0956.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25283:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25283/

SA26631:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26631/

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