Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | Oracle Weblogic Apache connector vulnerable to buffer overflow |
Informations | |||
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Name | VU#716387 | First vendor Publication | 2008-07-29 |
Vendor | VU-CERT | Last vendor Modification | 2008-08-06 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | M |
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:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 10 | Attack Range | Network |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
Vulnerability Note VU#716387Oracle Weblogic Apache connector vulnerable to buffer overflowOverviewOracle Weblogic (formerly BEA Weblogic) contains a vulnerability which can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.I. DescriptionOracle Weblogic Server and Weblogic Express applicaiton servers can be integrated with the Apache webserver using the Weblogic Apache connector plugin (mod_wl). A buffer overflow exists in Weblogic Server and Weblogic Express due to the way that the Apache connector plugin handles specially crafted POST requests. According to Oracle Security Advisory for CVE-2008-3257:
The following versions of WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express are affected by this vulnerability II. ImpactA remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.III. SolutionApply a patchPatches have been released to address this issue. Refer to Oracle Security Advisory for CVE-2008-3257 for more information.
LimitRequestLine 4000 Install the mod_security module Oracle suggests installing the mod_security module, which is available in open source from http://www.modsecurity.org/. More information about these workarounds is provided in Oracle Security Advisory for CVE-2008-3257. Systems Affected
References
This vulnerabilty was reported by KingCope. This document was written by Chris Taschner.
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Original Source
Url : http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/716387 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
SAINT Exploits
Description | Link |
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Oracle WebLogic Server Apache Connector POST buffer overflow | More info here |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
Id | Description |
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47096 | Oracle Weblogic Apache Connector POST Request Overflow A remote overflow exists in the BEA Weblogic Apache Connector. The connector fails to properly handle overly long HTTP POST requests resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause the server to crash and potentially execute arbitrary code. |
Snort® IPS/IDS
Date | Description |
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2017-12-19 | Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop XML service memory corruption attempt RuleID : 44877 - Revision : 2 - Type : SERVER-OTHER |
2014-03-06 | Oracle WebLogic Apache Connector buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 29523 - Revision : 2 - Type : SERVER-APACHE |
2014-01-10 | Oracle WebLogic Apache Connector buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 18283 - Revision : 6 - Type : SERVER-APACHE |
2014-01-10 | Oracle WebLogic Apache Connector buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 15511 - Revision : 9 - Type : SERVER-APACHE |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2008-08-18 | Name : The remote web server uses a module that is affected by a buffer overflow vul... File : weblogic_mod_wl_overflow.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2014-02-17 12:08:08 |
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