Hitachi Cosminexus SSL/TLS handshake JSSE denial of service
| hitachi-cosminexus-jsse-dos (36965) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Hitachi Cosminexus is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the JSSE (Java Secure Socket Extension) when handling improper SSL/TLS handshake requests. If the system is configured to use JSEE APIs to receive SSL/TLS connections, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.6 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to HS07-031 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- HS07-031: DoS Vulnerability in Cosminexus.
- BID-25935: Hitachi Cosminexus JSSE SSL/TLS Handshake Request Handling Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5281: The Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) in the Hitachi Cosminexus Developer's Kit for Java in various Hitachi Cosminexus 7.5 products before 07-50-01, when using JSSE for SSL/TLS support, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via certain SSL/TLS handshake requests. NOTE: this may be the same as CVE-2007-3698.
- SA27075: Hitachi Cosminexus JSSE SSL/TLS Handshake Denial of Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3375: Hitachi Cosminexus Products JSSE SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server 7.5 Standard
- Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server 7.5 Enterprise
- Hitachi uCosminexus Client 7.5
- Hitachi uCosminexus Developer 7.5 Professional
- Hitachi uCosminexus Developer 7.5 Standard
- Hitachi uCosminexus Operator 7.5
- Hitachi uCosminexus Service Architect 7.5
- Hitachi uCosminexus Service Platform 7.5
Reported:
Oct 05, 2007
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