[RHSA-2013:0633-01] Moderate: jbossweb security update

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: jbossweb security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2013:0633-01
Product:           JBoss Enterprise Web Platform
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0633.html
Issue date:        2013-03-11
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-5885 CVE-2012-5886 CVE-2012-5887 
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1. Summary:

An update for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 which fixes multiple
security issues is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.

2. Description:

JBoss Web is a web container based on Apache Tomcat. It provides a single
deployment platform for the JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Java Servlet
technologies.

Multiple weaknesses were found in the JBoss Web DIGEST authentication
implementation, effectively reducing the security normally provided by
DIGEST authentication. A remote attacker could use these flaws to perform
replay attacks in some circumstances. (CVE-2012-5885, CVE-2012-5886,
CVE-2012-5887)

Warning: Before applying this update, back up your existing JBoss
Enterprise Web Platform installation (including all applications and
configuration files).

All users of JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 as provided from the Red
Hat Customer Portal are advised to apply this update.

3. Solution:

The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must
log in to download the update). Before applying the update, back up your
existing JBoss Enterprise Web Platform installation (including all
applications and configuration files).

The JBoss server process must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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

873664 - CVE-2012-5885 CVE-2012-5886 CVE-2012-5887 tomcat: three DIGEST authentication implementation issues

5. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5885.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5886.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2012-5887.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=enterpriseweb.platform&downloadType=securityPatches&version=5.2.0

6. Contact:

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

Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
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