Adobe Macromedia ColdFusion MX and JRun verbose mode buffer overflow
| coldfusion-jrun-verbose-bo (17485) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Macromedia ColdFusion MX is vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by a buffer overflow. When the JRun server connectors are run in 'verbose=true' mode, which is not the default setting, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause a denial of service.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate update for your system, as listed in Macromedia Security Bulletin MPSB04-09. See References.
References:
- iDEFENSE Security Advisory 09.29.04: Macromedia JRun 4 mod_jrun Apache Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
- Macromedia Security Bulletin MPSB04-09 : Cumulative Security Patch available for ColdFusion MX.
- BID-11245: Macromedia JRun Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0646: Buffer overflow in the WriteToLog function for JRun 3.0 through 4.0 web server connectors, such as (1) mod_jrun and (2) mod_jrun20 for Apache, with verbose logging enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP header Content-Type field or other fields.
- SA12647: ColdFusion MX Sensitive Information Disclosure and Denial of Service
- US-CERT VU#990200: Macromedia JRun Server is vulnerable to buffer overflow
Platforms Affected:
- Macromedia ColdFusion 6.0
- Macromedia ColdFusion 6.1
- Macromedia JRun 3.0
- Macromedia JRun 3.1
- Macromedia JRun 4.0
Reported:
Sep 23, 2004
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