Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for java-1.5.0-sun. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for java-1.5.0-sun
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28888
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28888/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/14052/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras v. 4
http://secunia.com/product/8743/
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/15166/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for java-1.5.0-sun. This fixes two
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA28795
SOLUTION:
Update packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0123.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28795:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28795/
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