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"From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420."

Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more:

http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf


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TITLE:
JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform Multiple Security Issues

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40681

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http://secunia.com/advisories/40681/
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40681

RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-29

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/40681/#comments

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DESCRIPTION:
Some security issues have been reported in JBoss Enterprise SOA
Platform, which can be exploited by malicious users to gain escalated
privileges and by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

1) An error in the handling of authentication request can potentially
be exploited to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA40568

2) The default configuration of the "web-console", "http-invoker",
"gpd-deployer", "jbpm-console", "contract", and "uddi-console" allow
to bypass security restrictions of the application via specially
crafted HTTP requests.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 5.0.2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_SOA_Platform/5.0.2/html/5.0.2_Release_Notes/index.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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