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Sun Java System Web Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host has Sun Java Web Server running which is prone to Multiple Vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
- An error exists in WebDAV implementation in webservd and can be exploited to cause Stack-based buffer overflow via long URI in an HTTP OPTIONS request. - An unspecified error that can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow which allows remote attackers to discover process memory locations and execute arbitrary code by sending a process memory address via crafted data. - Format string vulnerability in the WebDAV implementation in webservd that can be exploited to cause denial of service via format string specifiers in the encoding attribute of the XML declaration in a PROPFIND request. - An unspecified error in admin server that can be exploited to cause denial of service via an HTTP request that lacks a method token.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Sun Java System Web Server version 7.0 update 6 on Linux. Sun Java System Web Server version 7.0 update 7 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- http://intevydis.com/sjws_demo.html
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55812
- http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/sun-java-system-web-server-70-ad
- http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/sun-java-system-web-server-70-we
- http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/sun-java-system-web-server-70u7-
- http://intevydis.blogspot.com/2010/01/sun-java-system-web-server-70u7-