Moderate: jboss-remoting security update
Security Advisory: Moderate
An updated jboss-remoting package that fixes one security issue is now
available for Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4, 5, and 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team 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.
JBoss Remoting is a framework for building distributed applications in
Java.
A denial of service flaw was found in the implementation of the
org.jboss.remoting.transport.socket.ServerThread class in JBoss Remoting.
An attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available file descriptors
on the target server, preventing legitimate connections. Note that to
exploit this flaw remotely, the remoting port must be exposed directly or
indirectly (for example, deploying a public facing application that uses
JBoss Remoting could indirectly expose this flaw). (CVE-2013-4210)
This issue was discovered by James Livingston of the Red Hat Support
Engineering Group.
Warning: Before applying this update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss
Web Platform installation (including all applications and configuration
files).
All users of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4, 5, and 6 are advised to upgrade to this updated package. The JBoss
server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
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/site/articles/11258
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