SB2017050216 - Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for java-1.6.0-sun
Published: May 2, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017050216
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
5
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3509)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can read and modify arbitrary files.
2) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3526)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
3) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3533)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify information on the target system.The weakness exists due to unknown error related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded, JRockit Networking component. A remote attacker can access and modify arbitrary data.
4) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3539)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify information on the target system.The weakness exists due to unknown error related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Security component. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage, access and modify arbitrary data.
5) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3544)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify information on the target system.The weakness exists due to unknown error related to the Java SE, Java SE Embedded Networking component. A remote attacker can access and modify arbitrary data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.