Description
Twiddle in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP08 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP07 writes the JMX password, and other command-line arguments, to the twiddle.log file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | glassfish-javamail | 1.4.2-0jpp.ep1.5.el4 | RHSA-2009:1637, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | glassfish-jaxb +1 | 2.1.4-1.12.patch03.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | glassfish-jsf | 1.2_13-2.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | hibernate3 +1 | 1:3.2.4-1.SP1_CP09.0jpp.ep1.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | hibernate3-annotations +1 | 3.3.1-1.11.GA_CP02.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | hibernate3-entitymanager +1 | 3.3.2-2.5.GA_CP01.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jacorb | 2.3.0-1jpp.ep1.9.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jakarta-commons-logging-jboss | 1.1-9.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1637, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-aop | 1.5.5-3.CP04.2.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-common | 1.2.1-0jpp.ep1.3.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-messaging | 1.4.0-3.SP3_CP09.4.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-remoting | 2.2.3-3.SP1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-seam +1 | 1.2.1-1.ep1.14.el5 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jboss-seam2 +1 | 2.0.2.FP-1.ep1.18.el5 | RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossas +2 | 4.2.0-5.GA_CP08.5.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossas-4.3.0.GA_CP07-bin | 4.3.0-6.GA_CP07.4.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossts | 1:4.2.3-1.SP5_CP08.1jpp.ep1.1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossweb | 2.0.0-6.CP12.0jpp.ep1.2.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossws +1 | 2.0.1-4.SP2_CP07.2.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossws-common | 1.0.0-2.GA_CP05.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jbossws-framework | 2.0.1-1.GA_CP05.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jcommon | 1.0.16-1.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jfreechart | 1.0.13-2.3.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | jgroups | 1:2.4.7-1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | quartz | 1.5.2-1jpp.patch01.ep1.4.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | rh-eap-docs +1 | 4.2.0-6.GA_CP08.ep1.3.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | xerces-j2 | 2.7.1-9jpp.4.patch_02.1.ep1.el4 | RHSA-2009:1637, RHSA-2009:1636 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 4 | xml-security | 1.3.0-1.3.patch01.ep1.2.el4 | RHSA-2009:1650, RHSA-2009:1649, RHSA-2009:1637 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2009:1650 Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0.CP08 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1649 Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0.CP07 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1637 Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.2.0.CP08 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2009:1636 Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0.CP07 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 37276 vdb-entry
- https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPAPP-2872
- jbosseap-twiddle-jmx-info-disclosure(54702) vdb-entry
- RHSA-2009:1637 vendor-advisory
- 37671 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2009:1636 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:1649 vendor-advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/4.2.0.cp08/html-single/Release_Notes/index.html
- 1023316 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539495
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111
- RHSA-2009:1650 vendor-advisory