Secunia Security Advisory - 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, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for java-1.5.0-bea
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30003
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30003/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, 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, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or
compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA29239
SA29841
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0244.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29239:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29239/
SA29841:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29841/
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