Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | thermostat1-thermostat security update |
| Informations | |||
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| Name | RHSA-2014:2000 | First vendor Publication | 2014-12-16 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2014-12-16 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Important | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
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| Cvss Base Score | 4.4 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated thermostat1-thermostat packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Software Collections 1. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important 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 Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64 Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch, x86_64 3. Description: Thermostat is a monitoring and instrumentation tool for the OpenJDK HotSpot Java Virtual Machine (JVM) with support for monitoring multiple JVM instances. It was discovered that, in certain configurations, the Thermostat agent disclosed JMX management URLs of all local Java virtual machines to any local user. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-8120) This issue was discovered by Elliott Baron of Red Hat. All thermostat1-thermostat users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: 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/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 1168977 - CVE-2014-8120 thermostat: local JMX URL disclosure |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-2000.html |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-01-09 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-17384.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2015-01-09 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-17415.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-12-19 00:26:25 |
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| 2014-12-18 21:27:29 |
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| 2014-12-17 00:21:49 |
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