[RHSA-2011:0299-01] Moderate: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap security update

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: java-1.4.2-ibm-sap security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2011:0299-01
Product:           RHEL for SAP
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0299.html
Issue date:        2011-02-23
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-4476 
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1. Summary:

Updated java-1.4.2-ibm-sap packages that fix one security issue are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6 for SAP.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in
the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL 4 AS for SAP - x86_64
RHEL 5 Server for SAP - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux SAP (v. 6) - x86_64

3. Description:

The IBM 1.4.2 SR13-FP8 Java release includes the IBM Java 2 Runtime
Environment and the IBM Java 2 Software Development Kit.

A denial of service flaw was found in the way certain strings were
converted to Double objects. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause
Java based applications to hang, for example, if they parsed Double values
in a specially-crafted HTTP request. (CVE-2010-4476)

Note: The java-1.4.2-ibm packages were renamed to java-1.4.2-ibm-sap to
correct a naming overlap; however, java-1.4.2-ibm-sap does not
automatically obsolete the previous java-1.4.2-ibm packages for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 for SAP. Refer to the RHBA-2010:0491 and
RHBA-2010:0530 advisories, listed in the References, for further
information.

All users of java-1.4.2-ibm-sap for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and 6 for
SAP are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain the IBM
1.4.2 SR13-FP8 Java release. All running instances of IBM Java must be
restarted for this update to take effect.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

674336 - CVE-2010-4476 JDK Double.parseDouble Denial-Of-Service

6. Package List:

RHEL 4 AS for SAP:

x86_64:
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el4_8.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el4_8.x86_64.rpm

RHEL 5 Server for SAP:

x86_64:
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-demo-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-javacomm-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-src-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.2.el5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux SAP (v. 6):

x86_64:
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm
java-1.4.2-ibm-sap-devel-1.4.2.13.8.sap-1jpp.1.el6.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-4476.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0491.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0530.html

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert at redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
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