Moderate: java-1.4.2-bea security update

Updated java-1.4.2-bea packages that fix a security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras,
and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

The BEA WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_16 JRE and SDK contains BEA WebLogic JRockit
Virtual Machine 1.4.2_16 and is certified for the Java 2 Platform, Standard
Edition, v1.4.2.

A flaw was found in the Java XSLT processing classes. An untrusted
application or applet could cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running the JRE. (CVE-2008-1187)

Please note: This vulnerability can only be triggered in java-1.4.2-bea by
calling the "appletviewer" application.

All java-1.4.2-bea users should upgrade to this updated package which
addresses this vulnerability.

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

436030 - CVE-2008-1187 Untrusted applet and application XSLT processing privilege escalation

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1187
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

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