Sun Security Advisory - Using malformed client certificates, a remote unprivileged user may be able to crash a Sun Java System Web Server or a Sun Java System Application Server.
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Document ID:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">57669</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Title:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">Document ID 57669</td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Synopsis:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">Security Vulnerabilities May Allow a Denial of Service in Sun Java System Web and Application Server Products </td></tr><tr><td nowrap="" width="3%" valign="top"><b>Update Date:</b></td><td valign="top" align="left">2004-11-02</td></tr></table><hr><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#999999"><td><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><b>Description</b></font></td><td align="right"><b><a href="#top"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table><b>
Sun(sm) Alert Notification
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Sun Alert ID: 57669
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Synopsis: Security Vulnerabilities May Allow a Denial of Service in Sun Java System Web and Application Server Products
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Category: Security
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Product: Sun Java System Web Server, Sun Java System Application Server
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BugIDs: 5004563, 5004542, 5016209
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Avoidance: Upgrade
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State: Resolved
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Date Released: 02-Nov-2004
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Date Closed: 02-Nov-2004
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Date Modified:
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1. Impact
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Using malformed client certificates, a remote unprivileged user may be able to crash a Sun Java System Web Server or a Sun Java System Application Server which is a type of Denial of Service (DoS).
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2. Contributing Factors
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These issues can occur in the following releases for all platforms:
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 Service Pack 7 and earlier
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Service Pack 1 and earlier
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 Standard Edition Update 4 and earlier
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 Platform Edition Update 4 and earlier
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2
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3. Symptoms
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The server exits unexpectedly.
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#999999"><td><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><b>Solution Summary</b></font></td><td align="right"><b><a href="#top"><font color="#ffffff" size="2">Top</font></a></b></td></tr></table><b>
4. Relief/Workaround
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There is no workaround. Please see the "Resolution" section below.
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5. Resolution
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These issues are addressed in the following releases:
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 Service Pack 8 or later
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Service Pack 2 or later
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 Standard Edition Update 5 or later
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 Platform Edition Update 5 or later
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Update 1 or later
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.0 SP 8 is available for download at <a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/40968fe6.html">http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/40968fe6.html</a>.
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Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP 3 is available for download at <a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/415a094d.html">http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/415a094d.html</a>.
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 Standard Edition Update 5 is available for download at <a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/414b472d.html">http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/414b472d.html</a>.
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Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 7 Update 5 is available for download at <a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/4151fe59.html">http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/4151fe59.html</a>.
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Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Update 1 is available for download at <a href="http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/4154c5a5.html">http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/products/4154c5a5.html</a>.
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