Apache Struts ActionForm denial of service
| struts-actionform-dos (25613) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Struts is vulnerable to a denial of service caused by improper handling of multipart/form-data encoded forms with a parameter that references the getMultipartRequestHandler() method. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the affected Web application to crash or possibly gain access to sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Apache, Struts 1.2.8
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- RedHat, RHEL Application Server 2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Struts (1.2.9 or later) available from the Apache Struts Project Web page. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Apache Struts Project Web page, Welcome to Apache Struts! at http://struts.apache.org/index.html.
- Apache Struts Project Web page, Downloading Struts at http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi.
- ASF Bugzilla Bug 38534, DOS attack, application hack at http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38534.
- Struts Release Notes, 6.1 Release Notes - Version 1.2.9 at http://struts.apache.org/struts-doc-1.2.9/userGuide/release-notes.html.
- BID-17342: Apache Struts Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1547: ActionForm in Apache Software Foundation (ASF) Struts before 1.2.9 with BeanUtils 1.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a multipart/form-data encoded form with a parameter name that references the public getMultipartRequestHandler method, which provides further access to elements in the CommonsMultipartRequestHandler implementation and BeanUtils.
- RHSA-2006-0281: struts security update for Red Hat Application Server
- SA19493: Struts Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015856: Struts Bugs May Let Remote Users Bypass Validation, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, and Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2006:010: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1205: Apache Struts Multiple Security Bypass and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Apr 03, 2006
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