Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for java-1.4.2-bea. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose potentially sensitive/system information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), manipulate data, or compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for java-1.4.2-bea
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29340
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29340/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Manipulation of data, Exposure of system
information, Exposure of sensitive information, DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras v. 3
http://secunia.com/product/8742/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras v. 4
http://secunia.com/product/8743/
RHEL Supplementary (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/14052/
RHEL Desktop Supplementary (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/15166/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for java-1.4.2-bea. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions, disclose potentially sensitive/system
information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), manipulate data, or
compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA26631
SA27009
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available in Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0100.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26631:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26631/
SA27009:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27009/
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