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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2013.0125 Low: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update 31 January 2013 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Windows Red Hat Solaris Impact/Access: Administrator Compromise -- Existing Account Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2013-0218 Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0206.html https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0207.html Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Red Hat security advisories. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0206-01 Product: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0206.html Issue date: 2013-01-30 CVE Names: CVE-2013-0218 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 which 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 low 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. Description: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a platform for Java applications, which integrates the JBoss Application Server with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam. The GUI installer created a world-readable auto-install XML file containing both the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform administrator password and the sucker password for the selected messaging system in plain text. A local user able to access the directory where the GUI installer for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 was run could use this flaw to gain administrative access to the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform instance. (CVE-2013-0218) Note: This update provides the initial release of the GUI installer for version 5.2.0. Users continuing to use the 5.1.2 installer will remain vulnerable to this issue. This issue was discovered by Arun Neelicattu of the Red Hat Security Response Team. Users requiring the GUI installer for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 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). 4. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 903073 - CVE-2013-0218 JBoss EAP/EWP Installer: Generated auto-install xml is world readable 5. References: https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0218.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=appplatform&downloadType=distributions&version=5.2.0 6. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc. - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFRCYtwXlSAg2UNWIIRAlkTAJ0XCUlIfjhZkzkQiaeXBjsdKp8LqQCdFSrw uLHdDDnMiJdJTchoPqGKCRE= =52F3 - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0207-01 Product: JBoss Enterprise Web Platform Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0207.html Issue date: 2013-01-30 CVE Names: CVE-2013-0218 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An update for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 which 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 low 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. Description: The Enterprise Web Platform is a slimmed down profile of the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform intended for mid-size workloads with light and rich Java applications. The GUI installer created a world-readable auto-install XML file containing both the JBoss Enterprise Web Platform administrator password and the sucker password for the selected messaging system in plain text. A local user able to access the directory where the GUI installer for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.2 was run could use this flaw to gain administrative access to the JBoss Enterprise Web Platform instance. (CVE-2013-0218) Note: This update provides the initial release of the GUI installer for version 5.2.0. Users continuing to use the 5.1.2 installer will remain vulnerable to this issue. This issue was discovered by Arun Neelicattu of the Red Hat Security Response Team. Users requiring the GUI installer for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 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). 4. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 903073 - CVE-2013-0218 JBoss EAP/EWP Installer: Generated auto-install xml is world readable 5. References: https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-0218.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?downloadType=distributions&product=enterpriseweb.platform&version=5.2.0 6. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. 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