SAP Web Application Server ICMAN.exe denial of service
| sap-icman-dos (35278) |  Low Risk |
Description:
SAP Web Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a vulnerability in the ICMAN.exe component. By sending an overly long URL request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the server.
Platforms Affected:
- SAP, SAP Web Application Server 6.x
- SAP, SAP Web Application Server 7.x
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of SAP Web Application Server, available from the SAP Web Application Server Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- NGS00484, High Risk Vulnerability in Internet Communication Manager (DoS) at http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerability-in-internet-communication-manager-dos/.
- SAP Web Application Server Web site, WAS - Web Application Server at http://www.sapgenie.com/interfaces/was.htm.
- BID-24774: SAP Internet Communication Manager Long URI Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3615: Internet Communication Manager (aka ICMAN.exe or ICM) in SAP NetWeaver Application Server 6.x and 7.x, possibly only on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via a URI of a certain length that contains a sap-isc-key parameter, related to configuration of a web cache.
- SA25964: SAP Web Application Server Internet Communication Manager Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1018336: SAP Internet Communication Manager Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2450: SAP Web Application Server Internet Communication Manager DoS Vulnerability
Reported:
Jul 05, 2007
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