BEA WebLogic proxy plug-in causes denial of service
| weblogic-proxy-plugin-dos (13745) |  Low Risk |
Description:
BEA WebLogic Server and Express, using the WebLogic Server proxy plug-in, are vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted URL to the server to cause the proxy plug-in to crash, which would deny access to the Web site.
Platforms Affected:
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP3 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP5 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP5 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP5
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP4 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP4
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP3
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP2 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP2 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP1 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP2
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP4 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP2
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP1 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP2 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP2 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 Express
- HP, HP-UX 11.00
- HP, HP-UX 11i
- IBM, AIX 4.3.3
- Microsoft, Windows 2000 Professional
- RedHat, Linux Intel Premium
- Sun, Solaris 2.6
- Sun, Solaris 2.7
- Sun, Solaris 8
Remedy:
For BEA WebLogic Server and Express 6.1:
Upgrade to Service Pack 6, when it becomes available, or apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA03-39.00). See References.
For BEA WebLogic Server and Express 7.0:
Upgrade to Service Pack 5, when it becomes available, or apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA03-39.00). See References.
For BEA WebLogic Server and Express 8.1:
Upgrade to Service Pack 2 when it becomes available, or apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA03-39.00). See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BEA Systems, Inc. Security Advisory (BEA03-39.00), Remedies available to prevent Denial of Service at http://dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA03_39.00.jsp.
- BID-9034: Multiple BEA WebLogic Server/Express Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2003-1220: BEA WebLogic Server proxy plugin for BEA Weblogic Express and Server 6.1 through 8.1 SP 1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy plugin crash) via a malformed URL.
Reported:
Nov 13, 2003
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