- Issued:
- 2014-07-15
- Updated:
- 2014-07-15
RHSA-2014:0886 - Important: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
Synopsis
Important: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
An update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 that fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important 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.
Description
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a platform for Java applications, which integrates the JBoss Application Server with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam.
It was found that the implementation of the org.picketlink.common.util.DocumentUtil.getDocumentBuilderFactory() method provided a DocumentBuilderFactory that would expand entity references. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks. (CVE-2014-3530)
Red Hat would like to thank Alexander Papadakis for reporting this issue.
All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 as provided from the Red Hat Customer Portal are advised to apply this update. The JBoss server process must be restarted for this update to take effect.
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).
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| JBoss Enterprise Application Platform | Text-Only Advisories | x86_64 |
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
- This content is not included.This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?downloadType=securityPatches&product=appplatform&version=5.2.0
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.