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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.1364
Moderate: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
6.3.0 security update
12 August 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3490 CVE-2012-0818
Reference: ESB-2014.1324
ESB-2014.0439
ESB-2013.1294
ESB-2012.0409
ESB-2012.0335
ESB-2012.0315
Original Bulletin:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1039.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1040.html
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Red Hat security advisories.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1039-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1039.html
Issue date: 2014-08-11
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3490
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1. Summary:
An update for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 that
fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate 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:
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 is a platform for Java
applications based on JBoss Application Server 7.
It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-0818 was incomplete: external
parameter entities were not disabled when the
resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter was set to false.
A remote attacker able to send XML requests to a RESTEasy endpoint could
use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application
server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.
(CVE-2014-3490)
This issue was discovered by David Jorm of Red Hat Product Security.
All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 as
provided from the Red Hat Customer Portal are advised to apply this update.
The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.
3. Solution:
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must
log in to download the update). Before applying this update, back up your
existing Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation and
deployed applications.
4. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1107901 - CVE-2014-3490 RESTEasy: XXE via parameter entities
5. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2014-3490.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=appplatform&downloadType=securityPatches&version=6.3
6. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1040-01
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1040.html
Issue date: 2014-08-11
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3490
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1. Summary:
Updated Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 packages that
fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6,
and 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate 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. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6.3 for RHEL 5 - noarch
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6.3 for RHEL 6 - noarch
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6.3 for RHEL 7 - noarch
3. Description:
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 is a platform for Java
applications based on JBoss Application Server 7.
It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-0818 was incomplete: external
parameter entities were not disabled when the
resteasy.document.expand.entity.references parameter was set to false.
A remote attacker able to send XML requests to a RESTEasy endpoint could
use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application
server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.
(CVE-2014-3490)
This issue was discovered by David Jorm of Red Hat Product Security.
All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.0 on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7 are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages. The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to
take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied. Also, back up any customized Red
Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 configuration files. On update,
the configuration files that have been locally modified will not be
updated. The updated version of such files will be stored as the rpmnew
files. Make sure to locate any such files after the update and merge any
changes manually.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the
Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1107901 - CVE-2014-3490 RESTEasy: XXE via parameter entities
6. Package List:
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6.3 for RHEL 5:
Source:
resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5.src.rpm
noarch:
resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5.noarch.rpm
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6.3 for RHEL 6:
Source:
resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6.src.rpm
noarch:
resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6.noarch.rpm
Red Hat JBoss EAP 6.3 for RHEL 7:
Source:
resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7.src.rpm
noarch:
resteasy-2.3.8-5.SP1_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2014-3490.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
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