BEA Tuxedo administration console device name denial of service
| bea-tuxedo-device-dos (13560) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The BEA Tuxedo administration console, as used in Tuxedo and WebLogic Enterprise products, is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper validation of startup arguments. By supplying a device name instead of a valid file name as an argument, a remote attacker could cause the administration console to hang when a legitimate user attempts to login.
Platforms Affected:
- BEA, Tuxedo 6.3
- BEA, Tuxedo 6.4
- BEA, Tuxedo 6.5
- BEA, Tuxedo 7.1
- BEA, Tuxedo 8.0
- BEA, Tuxedo 8.1
- BEA, WebLogic Enterprise 4.2
- BEA, WebLogic Enterprise 5.0.1
- BEA, WebLogic Enterprise 5.1
Remedy:
For Tuxedo 8.1:
Apply Rolling Patch 62 or later for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA03-38.00). See References.
For all other releases:
Upgrade to the latest version of Tuxedo (8.1 or later) or contact BEA Customer Support, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA03-38.00). See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BEA Systems, Inc. Security Advisory (BEA03-38.00), Patch available to prevent BEA Tuxedo Administration Console vulnerability at http://dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/advisory03_38_00.jsp.
- Corsaire Security Advisory c030704-009, BEA Tuxedo Administration CGI multiple argument issues at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0337.html.
- BID-8931: BEA Tuxedo and WebLogic Enterprise Input Validation Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0622: The Administration Console for BEA Tuxedo 8.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via pathname arguments that contain MS-DOS device names such as CON and AUX.
Reported:
Oct 29, 2003
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