- Issued:
- 2013-03-11
- Updated:
- 2013-03-11
RHSA-2013:0632 - Moderate: jbossweb security update
Synopsis
Moderate: jbossweb security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Moderate
Topic
An update for JBoss Enterprise Application 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.
Description
JBoss Web is the web container, based on Apache Tomcat, in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. 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 Application Platform installation (including all applications and configuration files).
All users of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 as provided from the Red Hat Customer Portal are advised to apply this update.
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 Application Platform installation (including all applications and configuration files).
The JBoss server process must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| JBoss Enterprise Application Platform | Text-Only Advisories | x86_64 |
| JBoss Enterprise Application Platform | 5 | x86_64 |
| JBoss Enterprise Application Platform from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
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Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.